Fukushima Station (Fukushima)

Fukushima Station (福島駅, Fukushima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The station is the terminus for the JR East Yamagata Shinkansen, and Ōu Main Line, as well as the third-sector Abukuma Express Line and privately operated Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line.

Fukushima Station 福島駅
The west side of Fukushima Station
Location	1-1 Sakaemachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-8031 Japan
Coordinates	37°45′15″N 140°27′34″E
Operated by	JR East Abukuma Express Fukushima Transportation
Line(s)	Tohoku Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen ■ Tōhoku Main Line ■ Ōu Main Line Abukuma Express Line Iizaka Line
Platforms	1 side + 4 island + 1 bay platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1887
Passengers
FY2016	16,536 (JR) daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kōriyama (limited service) toward Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Shiroishi-Zaō (limited service) toward Morioka Kōriyama toward Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Yonezawa toward Shinjō Terminus Tōhoku Main Line Rapid City Rabbit Date toward Sendai Minami-Fukushima toward Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Date toward Morioka Terminus Yamagata Line Sasakino toward Shinjō Preceding station AbukumaExpress Following station Terminus Abukuma Express Line Oroshimachi toward Tsukinoki Preceding station Fukushima Transportation Following station Terminus Iizaka Line Soneda toward Iizaka Onsen
Location
Fukushima Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Station Fukushima Station (Japan)

Lines

• JR East
  • Tohoku Shinkansen
  • Yamagata Shinkansen
  • Tōhoku Main Line
  • Ōu Main Line
• Abukuma Express
  • Abukuma Express Line
• Fukushima Transportation
  • Iizaka Line

Station layout

The station is separated into an east and a west section. Within the area after entering the ticket gates, the opposite sections of the station are accessible via a pedestrian tunnel that runs over the tracks. Outside of the ticketed area, pedestrians must use a tunnel to access the opposite section. Cyclists and other vehicles must utilize the bridges to either the north or south of the station.

All lines, except for the Abukuma Express Line and the Iizaka Line, are accessible through the main entrance of the East or West sections of the station. The Abukuma Express Line and the Iizaka Line have a separate entrance on the Northeast side of the station.

The JR portion of the station uses one side platform, one island platform and one bay platform (with two bays) to serve a total of six tracks for regular trains, and two elevated island platforms for Shinkansen operations. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Abukuma Express Line and the Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line share a single island platform.

History

Nippon Railway opened Fukushima Station and the railway between Kōriyama Station and Shiogama Station (later called Shiogamakō Station) on December 15, 1887.[1] This railway was later nationalized and named the Tōhoku Main Line. The government railways opened the railway, later named the Ōu Main Line, between Fukushima Station and Yonezawa Station on May 15, 1899.[2] The Iizaka Line was opened on April 13, 1924 by Fukushima Iizaka Electric Tramway (福島飯坂電気軌道, Fukushima Iizaka Denki Kidō).[3] The Tōhoku Shinkansen opened on June 23, 1982 and the Abukuma Express Line opened on July 1, 1988.[4]

Through services between the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line, under the name Yamagata Shinkansen, began on July 1, 1992.[5]

Bus terminals

Highway buses

• For Minamisōma, Haranomachi Station, Kashima Station (Fukushima)[6]
• For Sōma[6]
• For Nihonmatsu, Koriyama Women's University, Kōriyama Station[6]
• For Nihonmatsu, Ono, Iwaki Station, Iwaki-Taira Velodrome[6]
• For Nihonmatsu, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Aizuwakamatsu Castle[6]
• For Sendai Station (Miyagi)[6]
• Abukuma; For Ōji Station (Tokyo), Ikebukuro Station, Shinjuku Station[6]
• For Narita International Airport[6]
• Dream Fukushima/Yokohama; For Tokyo Station and Yokohama Station[7]
• Rainbow; For Tokyo Station and Hamamatsuchō Bus Terminal[8]
• Galaxy; For Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka Namba Station(Osaka City Air Terminal), Ōsaka Abenobashi Station and Universal Studios Japan[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2016, the station was used by an average of 16,536 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9]

Surrounding area

Fukushima Station is located in the centre of the city of Fukushima.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 402. ISBN 4533029809.
2. Ishino 1998, p. 527.
3. 飯坂電車の歴史 (in Japanese). Fukushima Transportation. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
4. Ishino 1998, pp. 424, 472.
5. "JR東日本7月1日ダイヤ改正". Japan Railfan Magazine (377, September 1992).
6. 福島交通 - 高速バス 福島. www.fukushima-koutu.co.jp (in Japanese). Fukushima Kotsu. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
7. "福島・郡山－東京・横浜（ドリームふくしま・横浜号） 予約制 | 高速バス | JRバス東北【公式HP】｜高速バス 仙台－新宿 3列シート車3000円～". www.jrbustohoku.co.jp (in Japanese). JR Bus Tohoku. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
8. 山形～東京線　東北急行バス. www.tohoku-express.co.jp (in Japanese). Tohoku Kyuko Bus. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)
• Abukuma Express Station information (in Japanese)
• Fukushima Kōtsū Station information (in Japanese)