Iwaki-Ōta Station

Location
	Iwaki-Ōta Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki-Ōta Station Iwaki-Ōta Station (Japan)

Iwaki-Ōta Station

磐城太田駅
Iwaki-Ōta Station; 磐城太田駅
	Iwaki-Ōta Station in July 2022
General information
Location	1145 Kaneishin, Taka, Haramachi-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 975-0054; Japan
Coordinates	37°36′18″N 140°59′30″E / 37.6051°N 140.9916°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	282.4 km from Nippori
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=170
History
Opened	11 May 1898
Previous names	Taka (until December 1898)
Services
Location
Location
	Iwaki-Ōta Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki-Ōta Station Iwaki-Ōta Station (Japan)

Iwaki-Ōta Station (磐城太田駅, Iwaki-Ōta-eki) is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwaki-Ōta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 282.4 km 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 unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Namie

History

The station opened on 11 May 1898 as Taka Station (高駅) and was renamed Iwaki-Ota on 1 December 1898. It became part of the JR East network following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. It reopened on 12 July 2016, with the reopening of the section of the Joban Line between Odaka and Haranomachi.^[1]

References

^ JR東日本、常磐線小高～原ノ町間は7月12日再開…避難指示解除受け [JR East to reopen Joban Line between Odaka and Harunomachi from 12 July]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID. Co. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[response20160601-1] JR東日本、常磐線小高～原ノ町間は7月12日再開…避難指示解除受け [JR East to reopen Joban Line between Odaka and Harunomachi from 12 July]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID. Co. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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