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
LocationNakoso-machi Sekida-terashita 49-2, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0000
Japan
Coordinates36.8837°N 140.7864°E / 36.8837; 140.7864
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Joban Line
Distance183.2 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 February 1897 (1897-02-25)
Passengers
FY2018833 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) 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 is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Nakoso Station
Nakoso Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Nakoso Station is located in Japan
Nakoso Station
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).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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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