is a railway station on the

AbukumaExpress is a third-sector railway transportation company headquartered in Date, Fukushima, Japan. History AbukumaExpress was founded on April 5, 1984, as a third-sector railway for the purpose of taking over operation of Japanese National Railways' Mar ...

in the city of

Date, Fukushima is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,625 in 22,843 households and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Date occupies the eastern half of the F ...

Japan.

Lines

Kabuto Station is served by the

Abukuma Express Line The is a railway line in Japan, owned and operated by the third sector operator AbukumaExpress. The line connects Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Tsukinoki Station in Miyagi Prefecture. Both of these stations are also on the ...

, and is located 25.2 rail kilometres from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Kabuto Station has one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended

Adjacent stations

History

Kabuto Station opened on July 1, 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by farms and orchards. There are no villages or houses around the station, which is built on an embankment to avoid period flooding by the Abukuma River.

External links

Abukuma Express home page

References

Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture Abukuma Express Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988 Date, Fukushima {{Fukushima-railstation-stub