Kusano Station (Fukushima)

Kusano Station (草野駅, Kusano-eki) is a railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kusano Station

草野駅
Kusano Station, January 2013
LocationTaira Izumisaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0112
Japan
Coordinates37°04′26″N 140°56′51″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance214.8 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 29, 1897
Passengers
FY2018397 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwaki
toward Shinagawa
 Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Yotsukura
toward Sendai
Location
Kusano Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Kusano Station
Kusano Station (Japan)

Lines

Kusano Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 214.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.[1]

Station layout

The station has an island platform and a side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta and Mito
2 ■ Jōban Line for starting trains
3 ■ Jōban Line for Yotsukura, Hirono Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Kusano Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of 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 397 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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). 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. 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.
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