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Railway station in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Shiokawa Station
塩川駅
Shiokawa Station, May 2011
General information
Location851-2 Ishibashi, Shiokawa-machi, Kitakata, Fukushima
(福島県喜多方市塩川町字石橋851-2)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Ban'etsu West Line
History
Opened1904
Passengers
FY 2013307 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
KitakataTerminus Ban'etsu West LineRapid Aizu-Wakamatsutowards Kōriyama
Kitakatatowards Niitsu Ban'etsu West LineRapid Agano Aizu-WakamatsuTerminus
Ubadōtowards Niitsu Ban'etsu West LineLocal Oikawatowards Kōriyama

Shiokawa Station (塩川駅, Shiokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shiokawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 75.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.

Station layout

Shiokawa Station has a single island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.

Platforms

1 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama
2 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Kitakata, Nozawa and Niitsu
3 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Kitakata (once per day)


History

Shiokawa Station opened on January 20, 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

Stations of the Ban'etsu West Line


37°35′38″N 139°53′14″E / 37.5940°N 139.8871°E / 37.5940; 139.8871


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