| Shinchi Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 新地駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Yachigoya, Shinchi-machi, Sōma-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-2702 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 37.8792°N 140.9257°W |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Jōban Line |
| Distance: | 315.8 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Opened: | 10 November 1897 |
| Rebuilt: | 2016 |
| Passengers: | 281 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2018 |
| Map Type: | Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station in the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Operation of the station was suspended due to severe damage to the railway and station facilities caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.[1] The station reopened at a new location in December 2016.
Shinchi Station is served by the Jōban Line and is 315.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at in Tokyo. The station is attended.
Prior to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Shinchi Station previously had a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was rebuilt with two opposed side platforms.
Shinchi Station opened on November 10, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
The station was totally destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. It reopened at a new location further inland on 10 December 2016.[2]
In 2018, the station was used by an average of 281 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]