Higashi-Fukushima Station

Higashi-Fukushima Station
Higashi-Fukushima Station; 東福島駅
	Higashi-Fukushima Station in August 2014
Location	Donomae Kamata, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0102; Japan
Coordinates	37°51′19.00″N 140°31′3.09″E
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company; Japan Freight Railway Company;
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	278.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 10, 1923
Previous names	Senoue (until 1978)
Passengers
FY2016	730(daily)
Services
Location
	Higashi-Fukushima Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Higashi-Fukushima Station Higashi-Fukushima Station (Japan)

Higashi-Fukushima Station (東福島駅, Higashi-Fukushima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Higashi-Fukushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 278.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Fukushima
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai

History

Higashi-Fukushima Station opened on October 10, 1923, as Senoue Station (瀬上駅, Senoue-eki). The station was renamed o its present name on June 1, 1978. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Passenger Change
Year	Daily Average Number of Passengers
2000	844
2001	821
2002	806
2003	857
2004	846
2005	864
2006	852
2007	841
2008	826
2009	779
2010	761
2011	776
2012	756
2013	746[2]。

Surrounding area

Fukushima-Higashi Post Office
Toyo Rubber Fukushima factory
Ohara Medical Center

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
JR東日本各駅の乗車人員

External links

Media related to Higashi-Fukushima Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jreast2016stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

[2] JR東日本各駅の乗車人員