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Yotsukura Station

Railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°06′09″N 140°58′49″E / 37.1025°N 140.9803°E / 37.1025; 140.9803Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance219.2 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks32Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedAugust 29, 1897PassengersFY2018610 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kusano towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Hisanohama towards Sendai

Location
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Yotsukura Station (四ツ倉駅, Yotsukura eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yotsukura Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 219.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki , Katsuta, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2	■ Jōban Line	for Hisanohama, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Yotsukura Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1] Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Kusano Post Office
National Route 6

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yotsukura Station.

Official website (in Japanese)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.