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Hirota Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Ban'etsu West Line

Opened
  
1899

Hirota Station

Location
  
Nakajima Hirota Kawahigashi-machi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima (福島県会津若松市河東町広田字中島) Japan

Similar
  
Higashi‑Nagahara Station, Dōjima Station, Minami‑Wakamatsu Station, Bandaimachi Station, Aizu‑Hongō Station

Hirota Station (広田駅, Hirota-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Hirota Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 60.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.

Station layout

Hirota Station has a one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Hirota Station opened on July 15, 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station building burned down o December 31, 2007 and was rebuilt in June 2008.

Surrounding area

  • former Kawahigashi Town Hall
  • Hirota Post Office
  • References

    Hirota Station Wikipedia