Tomioka Station

Tomioka Station (富岡駅, Tomioka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Built in 1898, the station was destroyed by a tsunami in March 2011, and only reopened six years later in October 2017.

Tomioka Station

富岡駅
The rebuilt station in October 21, 2017
Location24 Kamata, Hotokehama, Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken
Japan
Coordinates37.3337°N 141.0224°E / 37.3337; 141.0224
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 August 1898
Rebuilt2011–2017
Passengers
225359 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hirono
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi Ōno
toward Sendai
Tatsuta
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Yonomori
toward Sendai
Location
Tomioka Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Tomioka Station
Tomioka Station (Japan)

Lines

Tomioka Station is served by the Jōban Line, located 247.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Tomioka Station has one island platform and one side platform, connected by a footbridge. The station building had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Namie, Haranomachi, Sōma and Sendai
2 ■ Jōban Line for Hirono, Iwaki, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe and Tsuchiura
3 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki and Mito

History
Tomioka Station as it appeared in March 2009
The station in March 2012 viewed from approximately the same place as the top image after the tsunami disaster

Tomioka Station opened on 23 August 1898.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

The station was destroyed by the tsunami from the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. In January 2015, work started on dismantling the remains of the station building and footbridge.[2] On 14 September 2017, a train arrived at the station for the first time in over six years.[3] On 21 October 2017, rail services resumed between Tatsuta station and Tomioka station.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
2000649[6]
2005564[7]
2010474[8]
20150 (Services suspended)

Surrounding area

Tomioka was within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Residents were not allowed to stay overnight in the area for six years time after the incident due to the high radiation levels in the period.

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 435. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 津波と原発災害の象徴、富岡駅を解体　ＪＲ常磐線 [Tomioka Station demolished on JR Joban Line a symbol of tsunami and nuclear disaster] (in Japanese). Japan. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 再開に向け試運転　常磐線富岡－竜田間で開始 (in Japanese). Japan. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "7-km part of Joban Line reopens in Fukushima". 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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