is a

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in the town of

Tomioka, Fukushima is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 1,489 in 5578 households and a population density of 21,8 persons per km², although the current actual resident population is considerably smaller than ...

, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Built in 1898, the station was destroyed by a

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in March 2011, and reopened six years later in October 2017.

Lines

Tomioka Station is served by the

Jōban Line The Jōban Line ( ja, 常磐線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line officially begins at Nippori Station in Arakawa, Tokyo before the line officially ends at Iwanuma Station in Iwanuma, ...

, located from the official starting point of the line at

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Station layout

Tomioka Station has one

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and one

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, connected by a footbridge. The station building had a staffed ticket office until March 13, 2020. After relocating to the new station building on October 21, 2017, the ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' was not set up. It has been unstaffed station from March 14, 2021.

Platforms

History

Tomioka Station opened on 23 August 1898. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station was destroyed by the

from the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. In January 2015, work started on dismantling the remains of the station building and footbridge. On 14 September 2017, a train arrived at the station for the first time in over six years. On 21 October 2017, rail services resumed between Tatsuta station and Tomioka station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Tomioka was within the evacuation zone surrounding the

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant The is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a site in the towns of Ōkuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The plant suffered major damage from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011. The ...

. Residents were not allowed to stay overnight in the area for six years time after the incident due to the high radiation levels in the period. * Tomioka Town Hall * Tomioka Post Office * Tomioka Fishing Port *

References

External links

* {{Joban Line Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture Jōban Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Tomioka, Fukushima Buildings damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami