Niwasaka Station

Niwasaka Station
庭坂駅

Niwasaka Station in August 2006
Location 1 Kitsunebayashi, Machiniwasaka, Fukushima, Fukushima
(福島県福島市町庭坂字狐林1)
Japan
Coordinates 37°46′17″N 140°23′24″E / 37.771503°N 140.389969°E / 37.771503; 140.389969Coordinates: 37°46′17″N 140°23′24″E / 37.771503°N 140.389969°E / 37.771503; 140.389969
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1899

Niwasaka Station (庭坂駅 Niwasaka-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Niwasaka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line), and is located 6.9 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Niwasaka Station has a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) for Yonezawa
2  Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) for Fukushima and Yonezawa
3  Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) for Fukushima

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
Sasakino Local Akaiwa

History

Niwasaka Station opened on 15 May 1899.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The current station building dates from March 2003.

Surrounding area

External links

References

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