Chikatsu Station

Location
	Chikatsu Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Chikatsu Station Chikatsu Station (Japan)

Chikatsu Station

近津駅
Chikatsu Station; 近津駅
	Chikatsu Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Terayama Takaseda 19, Tanagura-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5671; Japan
Coordinates	37°00′03″N 140°23′37″E / 37.0007°N 140.3935°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	86.4 km from Mito
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 11, 1932
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Location
Location
	Chikatsu Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Chikatsu Station Chikatsu Station (Japan)

Chikatsu Station (近津駅, Chikatsu-eki) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in the town of Tanagura, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Chikatsu Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 86.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.

Station layout

Chikatsu Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station formerly had two side platforms, and the unused side platform remains in place.

View of the station platform

History

Chikatsu Station opened on November 11, 1932. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.