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Railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Kusano Station
草野駅
Kusano Station, January 2013
General information
LocationTaira Izumisaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 970-0112
Japan
Coordinates37°04′26″N 140°56′51″E / 37.07389°N 140.94750°E / 37.07389; 140.94750
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Jōban Line
Distance214.8 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 29, 1897
Passengers
FY2018397 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Iwakitowards Shinagawa Jōban LineLocal-Futsuu Yotsukuratowards Sendai
Location
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Kusano Station (草野駅, Kusano-eki) is a railway station in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kusano Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 214.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

The station has an island platform and a side platform connected by a footbridge. It became an unstaffed station on March 14, 2020.

Platforms

1 ■ Jōban Line for Iwaki, Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta and Mito
2 ■ Jōban Line for starting trains
3 ■ Jōban Line for Yotsukura, Hirono Tomioka, Namie and Haranomachi

History

Kusano Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 397 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
Stations of the Jōban Line
Freight Line
Tabata
Mikawashima
Minami-Senju

Stations served only by the Chiyoda Line through service local trains between Kita-Senju and Abiko are omitted.

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