Nakoso Station

Nakoso Station (勿来駅, Nakoso eki) is a railway station located in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nakoso Station 勿来駅
Nakoso Station, July 2013
General information
Location	Nakoso-machi Sekida-terashita 49-2, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0000 Japan
Coordinates	36.8837°N 140.7864°E / 36.8837; 140.7864
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Joban Line
Distance	183.2 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 February 1897 (1897-02-25)
Passengers
FY2018	833 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Isohara (limited service) towards Shinagawa Hitachi (limited service) Izumi towards Sendai Ōtsukō towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Ueda towards Sendai
Location Nakoso Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Nakoso Station Nakoso Station (Japan)

Lines

Nakoso Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 183.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Joban Line	for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
	■ Jōban Line (Limited Express)	for Takahagi, Mito, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki, Hirono, Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi
	■ Jōban Line (Limited Express)	for Iwaki

History

Nakoso Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 833 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Nakoso Post Office
• National Route 6
• National Route 289

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)