Komagamine Station

Railway station in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°50′33″N 140°55′30″E / 37.8426°N 140.9250°E / 37.8426; 140.9250Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance311.4 km from NipporiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 July 1952Passengers2004151 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Sōma towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsu		Shinchi towards Sendai

Location
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Komagamine Station (駒ヶ嶺駅, Komagamine-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Komagamine Station was served by the Jōban Line, and was located 311.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed and Suica can be used.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Iwanuma and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Sōma and Haranomachi

The station platforms in October 2017

History

Komagamine Station opened on July 10, 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

The station building escaped serious damage from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, but the tracks and adjacent stations were destroyed, and services were suspended.^[1]^[2] The station reopened on 10 December 2016.^[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 6
National Route 113
Komagamine post office
Soma Port

References

^ 常磐線相馬～浜吉田間の運転再開について [Reopening of Joban Line between Soma and Hamayoshida]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ 【東日本大震災】「悪夢だ」　電車「くの字」　福島・新地町 (in Japanese). MSN Sankei News. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
^ "常磐線相馬～浜吉田間の運転再開日の決定について" (PDF). 東日本旅客鉄道仙台支社. 2016-07-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-07-28.