Tomioka Station

Tomioka Station (富岡駅, Tomioka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Built in 1898, the station was destroyed by a tsunami in March 2011, and reopened six years later in October 2017.

Tomioka Station 富岡駅
The rebuilt station in October 21, 2017
General information
Location	24 Kamata, Hotokehama, Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken Japan
Coordinates	37.3337°N 141.0224°E / 37.3337; 141.0224
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 August 1898; 126 years ago (1898-08-23)
Rebuilt	2011–2017
Passengers
2018	225 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hirono towards Shinagawa Hitachi Ōno towards Sendai Tatsuta towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Yonomori towards Sendai
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Lines

Tomioka Station is served by the Jōban Line, located 247.8 km (154.0 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Tomioka Station has one island platform and one side platform, connected by a footbridge. The station building had a staffed ticket office until March 13, 2020. After relocating to the new station building on October 21, 2017, the Midori no Madoguchi was not set up. It has been unstaffed station from March 14, 2021.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Namie, Haranomachi, Sōma and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Hirono, Iwaki, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Tomobe and Tsuchiura
3	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki and Mito

History

Tomioka Station as it appeared in March 2009

The station in March 2012 viewed from approximately the same place as the top image after the tsunami disaster

Tomioka Station opened on 23 August 1898.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

The station was destroyed by the tsunami from the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. In January 2015, work started on dismantling the remains of the station building and footbridge.^[2] On 14 September 2017, a train arrived at the station for the first time in over six years.^[3] On 21 October 2017, rail services resumed between Tatsuta station and Tomioka station.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	649[6]
2005	564[7]
2010	474[8]
2015	0 (Services suspended)

Surrounding area

Tomioka was within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Residents were not allowed to stay overnight in the area for six years time after the incident due to the high radiation levels in the period.

• Tomioka Town Hall
• Tomioka Post Office
• Tomioka Fishing Port
• National Route 6

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 435. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 津波と原発災害の象徴、富岡駅を解体 ＪＲ常磐線 [Tomioka Station demolished on JR Joban Line a symbol of tsunami and nuclear disaster] (in Japanese). Japan. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
3. 再開に向け試運転 常磐線富岡－竜田間で開始 (in Japanese). Japan. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
4. "7-km part of Joban Line reopens in Fukushima". 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

External links

Media related to Tomioka Station (Fukushima) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)