Bijutsukantoshokanmae_Station Knowpia

Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station

美術館図書館前駅
Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station; 美術館図書館前駅
	Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station platform
General information
Location	3-5, Moriai-cho Aza Utena, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-8003; Japan
Coordinates	37°46′01″N 140°27′20″E / 37.766861°N 140.4555°E
Operated by	Fukushima Transportation
Line(s)	Iizaka Line
Distance	1.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 April 1924
Previous names	Moriai (until 1991)
Location
	Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station (Japan)

Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station (美術館図書館前, Bijutsukan-Toshokan-mae eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by Fukushima Kōtsū. The station's name translates to "In Front of the Art Museum and Library", as it is the station that serves the Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art and the Fukushima Prefectural Library.

Lines edit

Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station is served by the Iizaka Line and is located 1.4 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout edit

Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing at the end of the platform. It is staffed in the morning and evening. There is a proof-of-departure ticket machine, a restroom, a beverage vending machine, and a bench located at the station.

Platforms edit

Opposite side	■ Iizaka Line	for Iizaka Onsen
Station side	■ Iizaka Line	for Fukushima

Adjacent stations edit

←		Service		→
Iizaka Line
Soneda		-		Iwashiroshimizu

History edit

Bijutsukantoshokanmae Station was opened on April 13, 1924 along with the opening of the Fukushima Iizaka Tramway (福島飯坂電車軌道, Fukushima Iizaka Dennsha Kidō) as Moriai Station (森合駅). In 1942, due to the section of track between Fukushima and Moriai being changed to dedicated tramway track, Soneda and Moriai stations were shut down. Moriai Station was reopened in a new location. It was renamed to its present name in 1991.