Operated by JR East Connections Bus terminal Address Japan Rebuilt 2009 | Distance 209.4 km from Nippori Previous names Taira (until 1994) Opened 25 February 1897 Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location 1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken
Japan Line(s) ■ Joban Line
■ Banetsu East Line Similar Yumoto Station, Izumi Station, Uchigō Station, Mito Station, Haranomachi Station | ||
Iwaki Station (いわき駅, Iwaki-eki) is a railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Iwaki Station is served by both the Jōban Line and the Banetsu East Line. It is located 209.4 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station in Tokyo. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, Iwaki Station has become the northern terminus for limited express train services on the line. The station is also a terminus of the Banetsu East Line.
Station layout
Iwaki Station is an elevated station with three opposed island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
History
The station opened on 25 February 1897 as Taira Station (平駅). On 10 October 1917 the Banetsu East Line was extended from to Kōriyama.
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. It was renamed Iwaki on 3 December 1994. A new station building was completed on 19 June 2009.