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Inawashiro Station

Railway station in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°32′46″N 140°06′10″E / 37.5461°N 140.1029°E / 37.5461; 140.1029Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ban'etsu West LineDistance37.7 km from KōriyamaPlatforms2 side platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJuly 15, 1899PassengersFY2017600 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Okinashima towards Kitakata		Ban'etsu West Line Rapid		Kawageta towards Kōriyama
Okinashima towards Niitsu		Ban'etsu West Line Local		Kawageta towards Kōriyama

Location
Inawashiro Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Inawashiro Station Inawashiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Inawashiro Station (猪苗代駅, Inawashiro-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Inawashiro Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 36.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Inawashiro Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata for Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata (occasional)

History

Inawashiro Station opened on July 15, 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.