Minami-Fukushima Station

Minami-Fukushima Station
南福島駅

Minami-Fukushima Station in January 2006
Location Nagaikawa Dannosho 25, Fukushima, Fukushima
(福島県福島市永井川字壇ノ腰25)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
History
Opened 1962
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2013)  1815 daily

Minami-Fukushima Station (南福島駅 Minami-Fukushima-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Minami-Fukushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 269.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Minami-Fukushima Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.

Platforms

1  Tōhoku Main Line for Kōriyama and Kuroiso
2  Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima and Sendai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Kanayagawa - Fukushima

History

The station opened on April 5, 1962, although a signal stop had existed at this location since 1916. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

Coordinates: 37°43′25″N 140°27′22″E / 37.7235°N 140.4562°E / 37.7235; 140.4562

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