Shinchi Station

Shinchi Station

新地駅
The station entrance after reopening in October 2017
General information
LocationYachigoya, Shinchi-machi, Sōma-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-2702
Japan
Coordinates37°52′45.2″N 140°55′32.4″E / 37.879222°N 140.925667°E / 37.879222; 140.925667
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance315.8 km from Nippori
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 November 1897
Rebuilt2016
Passengers
FY2018281 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Komagamine
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Sakamoto
towards Sendai
Location
Shinchi Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Shinchi Station
Shinchi Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Shinchi Station is located in Japan
Shinchi Station
Shinchi Station
Shinchi Station (Japan)

Shinchi Station (新地駅, Shinchi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Operation of the station was suspended due to severe damage to the railway and station facilities caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.[1] The station reopened at a new location in December 2016.

  1. ^ 【東日本大震災】「悪夢だ」 電車「くの字」 福島・新地町 (in Japanese). MSN Sankei News. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.