Iwaki-Asakawa Station

Iwaki-Asakawa Station (磐城浅川駅, Iwaki-Asakawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Asakawa, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Iwaki-Asakawa Station 磐城浅川駅
Iwaki-Asakawa Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Asakawa Honcho Nishiura 58, Asakawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6204 Japan
Coordinates	37.0800°N 140.4143°E / 37.0800; 140.4143
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	97.0 km from Mito
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 4, 1934
Passengers
FY2018	174 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwaki-Tanakura towards Mito Suigun Line Satoshiraishi towards Kōriyama
Location Iwaki-Asakawa Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki-Asakawa Station Iwaki-Asakawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iwaki-Asakawa Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 97.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. However, only one of the platforms is currently in operation. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Suigun Line	for Mito for Kōriyama
2	■ Suigun Line	siding

History

Iwaki-Asakawa Station opened on December 4, 1934. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 174 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Asakawa Town Hall
• Asakawa Post Office
• National Route 118

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

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 2 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Iwaki-Asakawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)