Inawashiro Station 猪苗代駅
Inawashiro Station, September 2009
General information
Location	Ogita, Chiyoda, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3133 Japan
Coordinates	37°32′46″N 140°06′10″E / 37.5461°N 140.1029°E / 37.5461; 140.1029
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	37.7 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 15, 1899
Passengers
FY2017	600 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Okinashima towards Kitakata Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Kawageta towards Kōriyama Okinashima towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local
Location
Inawashiro Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Inawashiro Station Inawashiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Inawashiro Station (猪苗代駅, Inawashiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Inawashiro Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 36.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Inawashiro Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

History

Inawashiro 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 600 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Aga River
• National Route 115
• Inawashiro Town Hall
• Inawashiro Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inawashiro Station.

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

References