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Iwaki Station
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Iwaki Station south entrance in May 2010
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| Location | 1 Tamachi, Taira, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-8026 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′29″N 140°53′32″E / 37.058175°N 140.892131°E / 37.058175; 140.892131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 209.4 km from Nippori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Taira (until 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 5872 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwaki Station (いわき駅, Iwaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Iwaki Station is served by both the Jōban Line and the Banetsu East Line. It is located 209.4 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori in Tokyo.[1] From the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 to March 2020, Iwaki Station became the northern terminus for limited express train services on the line. The station is also the eastern terminus of the Banetsu East Line and is located 85.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kōriyama.
Iwaki Station is an elevated station with three opposed island platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
| 1,2 | ■ Joban Line | for Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito Tomobe, Ishioka and Tsuchiura |
| ■ Jōban Line (Limited Express) | for Takahagi, Mito, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa | |
| 2-5 | ■ Jōban Line | for Takahagi, Mito and Tsuchiura |
| ■ Jōban Line | for Hisanohama, Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Sōma and Sendai | |
| 6 | ■ Banetsu East Line | for Ogawagō, Ononiimachi and Kōriyama |
The station opened on 25 February 1897 as Taira Station (平駅). On 10 October 1917 the Banetsu East Line was extended from to Kōriyama.[citation needed] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. It was renamed Iwaki on 3 December 1994. A new station building was completed on 19 June 2009.[citation needed]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5872 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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Stations of the Jōban Line
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Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted. | JJ | |
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Stations of the Ban'etsu East Line
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