Futaba Station 双葉駅 | ||||||||||||||
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 Futaba Station in March 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3912 Machi-nishi, Nagatsuka, Futaba-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1471 Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°27′13″N 141°00′24″E / 37.4535°N 141.0067°E | |||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 263.7 km from Nippori | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||
| Status | unstaffed | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 August 1898 14 March 2020 (after decontamination) | |||||||||||||
| Closed | 11 March 2011 (temporarily) | |||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nagatsuka (until 1959) | |||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||
| FY2010 | 542 daily | |||||||||||||
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Futaba Station (双葉駅, Futaba-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the town of Futaba, Fukushima, Japan.
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Futaba Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 263.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services were suspended until 14 March 2020, when this station was reopened.[1][2][3]
Station layout
Futaba Station has one side platform connected to the station building overhead. Prior to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, a second platform was in use and the station was staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki, Mito, and Shinagawa for Haranomachi and Sendai |
History
The station opened on 23 August 1898 as Nagatsuka Station (長塚駅). It was renamed Futaba in 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.[4] Services between Namie and Tatsuta reopened on March 14, 2020.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 542 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
Futaba is within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since June 2015 it has been possible for residents to enter the area, but remaining in the area overnight is prohibited.
- Futaba Town Hall
- Futaba Post Office
National Route 6
See also
References
- ^ "JR常磐線の全線開通の見通しについて" (Press release). 国土交通省. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "常磐線の全線運転再開の見通しについて" (PDF) (Press release). 東日本旅客鉄道. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "常磐線、20年3月までに全線再開 JR東が発表". 日本経済新聞. 日本経済新聞社. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Fukushima International Association". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
This page was last edited on 15 May 2024, at 05:49