Jōko Station

Jōko Station
上戸駅

Jōko Station, October 2007
Location 1712 Ohashidori-nishi Yamagata, Inawashiro, Yama, Fukushima
(福島県耶麻郡猪苗代町大字山潟字大橋道西1712)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
History
Opened 1899
Previous names Yamagata (until 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2004) 60 daily

Jōko Station (上戸駅 Jōko-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Jōko Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 26.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.

Station layout

Jōko Station has a single side platform.The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Ban'etsu West Line for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata
for Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama
2  Ban'etsu West Line for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata (once per day)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ban'etsu West Line
Aizu Liner: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Nakayamajuku   Local   Sekito

History

Jōko Station opened on March 10, 1899 as Yamagata Station (山潟駅 Yamagata-eki). The station name was changed to its present name on June 1, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

Coordinates: 37°29′15″N 140°09′48″E / 37.4876°N 140.1633°E / 37.4876; 140.1633

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