Shinchi Station 新地駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Yachigoya, Shinchi-machi, Sōma-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-2702 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°52′45.2″N 140°55′32.4″E / 37.879222°N 140.925667°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 315.8 km from Nippori | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 November 1897 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2016 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 281 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.