Date Station

Date Station (伊達駅, Date-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Date, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Date Station

伊達駅
Date Station in November 2006
Location12 Hosoya, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0478
Japan
Coordinates37°49′26.39″N 140°29′36.05″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance281.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1895
Previous namesNagaoka (until 1914)
Passengers
FY2013941 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Higashi-Fukushima
toward Fukushima
 Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid City Rabbit
 Koori
toward Sendai
Higashi-Fukushima
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Koori
toward Morioka
Location
Date Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Date Station
Date Station (Japan)

Lines

Date Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 281.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Date Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. There is also a parking lot with both paid parking and an option to park free of cost for up to thirty minutes.[2] The station is attended.

Platforms
1 ■ Tohoku Main Line for Fukushima
2 ■ Tohoku Main Line for Sendai

History

The station opened on April 1, 1895, as Nagaoka Station (長岡駅). It was renamed "Date Station" on December 1, 1914. The current station building was completed in 1939 and built to resemble a building adjacent to the Ryozen Shrine in Date City's former town of Ryozen.[3] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. In 2002, it was chosen to be one of 100 stations representing the Tōhoku region.[4] In 2020 renovations were completed on the area in front of the station.[2]

Date Station as of Feb. 2020

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 941 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to Date Station at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. "Updates from Coordinator for International Relations February 2017・国際交流員日記2月2017年 - 福島県伊達市ホームページ". www.city.fukushima-date.lg.jp. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. "February 2020 Update from the Coordinators for International Relations ・ 国際交流員日記2月2020年 - 福島県伊達市ホームページ". www.city.fukushima-date.lg.jp. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. http://www.date-shi.jp/wp-content/uploads/brochure/dateshi800nen_story.pdf Page 11, bottom right; Japanese only
  4. j100ms (2018-10-18). "東北の駅百選". 日本百名選 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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