Hisanohama Station

Hisanohama Station
久ノ浜駅

Hisanohama Station, April 2011
Location Hisanohama-cho, Iwaki, Fukushima
(福島県いわき市久之浜町)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 211 daily

Hisanohama Station (久ノ浜駅 Hisanohama eki) is a JR East railway station located in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hisanohama Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 224.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Hisanohama Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito
2  Jōban Line for Hirono and Tatsuta

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yotsukura   Local   Suetsugi

History

Hisanohama Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

From March 11 to October 10, 2011, following the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, train serves were replaced by a bus operation. Services past Tatsuta Station to the north remain suspended.

Surrounding area

External links

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References

    Coordinates: 37°08′32″N 140°59′43″E / 37.1423°N 140.9953°E / 37.1423; 140.9953

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