Kitakata Station

Railway station in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°38′38″N 139°52′06″E / 37.6439°N 139.8683°E / 37.6439; 139.8683Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ban'etsu West LineDistance81.2 km from KōriyamaPlatforms1 island + side platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJanuary 20, 1904PassengersFY 2017909 daily Services

Preceding station		Following station
Terminus	Ban'etsu West Line Rapid	Shiokawa towards Kōriyama
Yamato towards Niitsu	Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano	Shiokawa towards Aizu-Wakamatsu
Yamato towards Niitsu	Ban'etsu West Line Local	Aizu-Toyokawa towards Kōriyama

Location
Kitakata Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Kitakata Station Kitakata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platforms at Kitakata Station, September 2004

Kitakata Station (喜多方駅, Kitakata-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kitakata Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 81.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Kitakata Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket counter.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama for Nozawa and Niitsu
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama (SL-service) for Nozawa and Niitsu (rush hours only)
3	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama (starting trains)

History

Kitakata Station opened on January 20, 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.