Namie Station

Railway station in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°29′32″N 140°59′23″E / 37.4921°N 140.9897°E / 37.4921; 140.9897Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Jōban LineDistance268.6 km from NipporiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusunstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened23 August 1898; 125 years ago (1898-08-23)PassengersFY201824 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Futaba towards Shinagawa		Hitachi		Haranomachi towards Sendai
Futaba towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Momouchi towards Sendai

Location
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Namie Station (浪江駅, Namie-eki) is a railway station in the town of Namie, Fukushima, Japan. Due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, services were suspended from 11 March 2011 to 1 April 2017.

Lines

Namie Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 268.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.

Station layout

Namie Station has a side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Tomioka, Iwaki, Isohara, Takahagi, Hitachi, Katsuta, Mito, Ishioka and Tsuchiura
2	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi, Soma and Sendai
3	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi

History

Namie Station was opened on 23 August 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Services between Namie and Odaka resumed on 1 April 2017.^[1] Services between Namie and Tomioka remain suspended until reopened in March 2020.^[2] It became a unstaffed station from March 14, 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	1,057^[4]
2005	904^[5]
2010	734^[6]
2015	0 (Services suspended)

Surrounding area

Namie Town Hall
Namie Post Office
National Route 6

References

^ "Photo Journal: All aboard". Mainichi Daily News. April 1, 2017.
^ "The JR Joban Line from Namie Station to Odaka Station has been reopened". Fukushima International Association. April 8, 2017.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2016.