Kitakata Station (喜多方駅, Kitakata-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kitakata Station

喜多方駅
Kitakata Station, December 2015
General information
LocationMachidashita, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima-ken 966-0846
Japan
Coordinates37°38′38″N 139°52′06″E / 37.6439°N 139.8683°E / 37.6439; 139.8683
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance81.2 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 island + side platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 20, 1904
Passengers
FY 2017909 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Terminus Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid
Shiokawa
towards Kōriyama
Yamato
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
Shiokawa
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Aizu-Toyokawa
towards Kōriyama
Location
Kitakata Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Kitakata Station
Kitakata Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Kitakata Station is located in Japan
Kitakata Station
Kitakata Station
Kitakata Station (Japan)
Platforms at Kitakata Station, September 2004

Lines

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Kitakata Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 81.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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Kitakata Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket counter.

Platforms

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1  Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama
for Nozawa and Niitsu
2  Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama (SL-service)
for Nozawa and Niitsu (rush hours only)
3  Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama (starting trains)

History

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Kitakata Station opened on January 20, 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 909 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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