Summary
Bandaimachi Station (磐梯町駅, Bandaimachi-eki) is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the town of Bandai, Fukushima Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Bandaimachi Station 磐梯町駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Bandaimachi Station in February 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1341-1 Higashi-Matsuyama Bandai, Bandai-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3301 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′26″N 139°59′36″E / 37.5573°N 139.9932°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 51.2 km from Kōriyama | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 15, 1899 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ōdera (until 1965) | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 156 daily | ||||||||||||||
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  Bandaimachi Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture  Bandaimachi Station Bandaimachi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Bandaimachi Station is served by the Banetsu West Line, and is located 51.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.
Station layout edit
Bandaimachi Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Banetsu West Line | for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata |
| 2 | ■ Banetsu West Line | for Inawashiro, Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama |
History edit
The station opened on July 15, 1899, as Ōdera Station (大寺駅). It was renamed Bandaimachi on June 1, 1965. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 156 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Site of Enichi-ji (National Historic Site)
- Bandaimachi Town Hall
- Bandaimachi Post Office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)