Higashi-Fukushima Station 東福島駅
Higashi-Fukushima Station in August 2014
General information
Location	Donomae Kamata, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0102 Japan
Coordinates	37°51′19.00″N 140°31′3.09″E / 37.8552778°N 140.5175250°E / 37.8552778; 140.5175250
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company Japan Freight Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	278.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 10, 1923
Previous names	Senoue (until 1978)
Passengers
FY2016	730(daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fukushima Terminus Tōhoku Main Line Rapid City Rabbit Date towards Sendai Fukushima towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Date towards Morioka
Location
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Higashi-Fukushima Station (東福島駅, Higashi-Fukushima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Higashi-Fukushima Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 278.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Higashi-Fukushima Station opened on October 10, 1923, as Senoue Station (瀬上駅, Senoue-eki). The station was renamed o its present name on June 1, 1978. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Fukushima-Higashi Post Office
• Toyo Rubber Fukushima factory
• Ohara Medical Center