Kitakata Station 喜多方駅
Kitakata Station, December 2015
General information
Location	Machidashita, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima-ken 966-0846 Japan
Coordinates	37°38′38″N 139°52′06″E / 37.6439°N 139.8683°E / 37.6439; 139.8683
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	81.2 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 island + side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 20, 1904
Passengers
FY 2017	909 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Shiokawa towards Kōriyama Yamato towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano Shiokawa towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Aizu-Toyokawa towards Kōriyama
Location
Kitakata Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Kitakata Station Kitakata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kitakata Station (喜多方駅, Kitakata-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kitakata Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 81.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Kitakata Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket counter.

Platforms

History

Kitakata Station opened on January 20, 1904. 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 909 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kitakata City Hall
• Kitakata Post Office
• National Route 459