Akai_Station Knowpia

Akai Station

赤井駅
Akai Station; 赤井駅
	Akai Station in December 2018
General information
Location	Taira-Akai Tanaka 8, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-3131; Japan
Coordinates	37°04′51″N 140°51′58″E / 37.0808°N 140.8662°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu East Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 10, 1915
Services
Location
	Akai Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Akai Station Akai Station (Japan)

Akai Station (赤井駅, Akai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Akai Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 4.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki.^[1]

Station layout edit

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unstaffed.^[1]

History edit

Akai Station opened on July 10, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1] A new station building was completed in January 2018.

Surrounding area edit

National Route 399
Natsui River

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

External links edit

Official website (in Japanese)

[zeneki50-1] 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.

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