Miharu Station (三春駅, Miharu-eki) is a railway station in the town of Miharu, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Miharu Station

三春駅
Miharu Station in May 2008
General information
LocationHirasawa, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-7771
Japan
Coordinates37°26′59″N 140°28′46″E / 37.4497°N 140.4794°E / 37.4497; 140.4794
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu East Line
Distance73.7 km from Iwaki
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 21, 1914
Passengers
FY 2018870 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kōriyama
Terminus
Ban'etsu East Line
Rapid Abukuma
Funehiki
towards Iwaki
Mōgi
towards Kōriyama
Ban'etsu East Line
Local
Kanameta
towards Iwaki
Location
Miharu Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Miharu Station
Miharu Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Miharu Station is located in Japan
Miharu Station
Miharu Station
Miharu Station (Japan)

Lines

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Miharu Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 73.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki.[1]

Station layout

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The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

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1  Ban'etsu East Line for Funahiki, Ononiimachi and Iwaki
2  Ban'etsu East Line for Kōriyama

History

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Miharu Station opened on July 21, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 870 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Miharu Town Hall
  • Miharu Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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