en Hirono Station (Fukushima)

Location
	Hirono Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Hirono Station Hirono Station (Japan)

Hirono Station

広野駅
Hirono Station; 広野駅
	Station building in August 2017
General information
Location	Shimoasamigawa, Hirono-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-0403; Japan
Coordinates	37°12′44″N 140°59′57″E / 37.21222°N 140.99917°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	227.6 km from Nippori
Platforms	3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 August 1898; 126 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	438 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Hirono Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Hirono Station Hirono Station (Japan)

Hirono Station (広野駅, Hirono eki) is a railway station in the town of Hirono, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hirono Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 232.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.^[1] However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north past Tomioka Station remained suspended until 2017.^[2]

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station became Unstaffed in October 2021.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Tomioka, Namie, Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai
2	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki and Mito (starting trains)
3	■ Jōban Line	for Iwaki, Takahagi, Hitachi, Mito, Tomobe and Tsuchiura

History

Hirono Station opened on August 23, 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1] On March 11, 2011, the station closed following the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Services south were resumed on October 10, 2011. On June 1, 2014, the station resumed operations as far as Tatsuta Station to the north. This was extended as far as Tomioka Station on October 21, 2017 and the complete line was reopened on March 14, 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 402 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Station building in March 2008

Surrounding area

Hirono Post Office
National Route 6

References

^ ^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. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
^ "常磐線　福島・竜田まで再開　列車到着を駅挙げ歓迎". Tokyo Shimbun. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (20186年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[zeneki50-1] 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. 20. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.

[Tokyo-2] "常磐線　福島・竜田まで再開　列車到着を駅挙げ歓迎". Tokyo Shimbun. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[jreast2018stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (20186年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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Hirono Station (Fukushima)