Akogashima Station

Akogashima Station (安子ケ島駅, Akogashima-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Akogashima Station

安子ケ島駅
Akogashima Station, September 2007
LocationAkogashima, Atamimachi, Kōriyama-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-1304
Japan
Coordinates37.4719°N 140.3100°E / 37.4719; 140.3100
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance11.8 km from Kōriyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1898.
Passengers
FY 2013302 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Bandai-Atami
toward Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Kikuta
toward Kōriyama
Location
Akogashima Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Akogashima Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 11.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.[1]

Station layout

Akogashima Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

1  Ban'etsu West Line for Inawashiro, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata
for Kōriyama
2  Ban'etsu West Line for Bandai-Atami, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata

History

Akogashima Station opened on July 26, 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 23. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
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