Nakoso Station (勿来駅, Nakoso eki) is a railway station located in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nakoso Station 勿来駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Nakoso Station, July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nakoso-machi Sekida-terashita 49-2, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0000 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°53′01″N 140°47′11″E / 36.8837°N 140.7864°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Joban Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 183.2 km from Nippori | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 February 1897 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 833 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Nakoso Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 183.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Joban Line | for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura |
| ■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) | for Takahagi, Mito, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa | |
| 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi |
| ■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) | for Iwaki |
History
Nakoso Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 833 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Nakoso Post Office
National Route 6
National Route 289
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakoso Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)