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Komagamine Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Distance
  
311.4 km from Nippori

Opened
  
10 July 1952

Tracks
  
2

Line(s)
  
■ Joban Line

Address
  
Japan

Platforms in use
  
2

Komagamine Station

Location
  
Komagamine, Shinchi-machi, Sōma-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-2611 Japan

Status
  
Operation suspended since March 2011

Website
  
www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=710

Similar
  
Shinchi Station, Nittaki Station, Hamayoshida Station, Iwaki‑Ōta Station, Momouchi Station

Komagamine Station (駒ヶ嶺駅, Komagamine-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Contents

Since March 11, 2011 the operation of the station has been suspended due to the severe damage to the railway and station facilities caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Lines

Komagamine Station was served by the Joban Line, and was located 311.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

Komagamine Station had two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station was unattended.

History

Komagamine Station opened on July 10, 1952. 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 escaped serious damage from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, but the tracks and adjacent stations were destroyed, and services remain suspended. The station is scheduled to reopen on 10 December 2016.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 6
  • National Route 113
  • Komagamine post office
  • Soma Port
  • References

    Komagamine Station Wikipedia