Bandaimachi Station

Bandaimachi Station

磐梯町駅
Bandaimachi Station in February 2012
General information
Location1341-1 Higashi-Matsuyama Bandai, Bandai-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3301
Japan
Coordinates37°33′26″N 139°59′36″E / 37.5573°N 139.9932°E / 37.5573; 139.9932
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance51.2 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1899
Previous namesŌdera (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2017156 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Nagahara
towards Kitakata
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid
Okinashima
towards Kōriyama
Higashi-Nagahara
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Location
Bandaimachi Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Bandaimachi Station
Bandaimachi Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Bandaimachi Station is located in Japan
Bandaimachi Station
Bandaimachi Station
Bandaimachi Station (Japan)

Bandaimachi Station (磐梯町駅, Bandaimachi-eki) is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the town of Bandai, Fukushima Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Bandaimachi Station is served by the Banetsu West Line, and is located 51.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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Bandaimachi Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Banetsu West Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata
2  Banetsu West Line for Inawashiro, Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama

History

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The station opened on July 15, 1899, as Ōdera Station (大寺駅). It was renamed Bandaimachi on June 1, 1965. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 156 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Site of Enichi-ji (National Historic Site)
  • Bandaimachi Town Hall
  • Bandaimachi Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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