Kusano Station (Fukushima)

Kusano Station
草野駅

Kusano Station, January 2013
Location Taira Izumisaki, Iwaki, Fukushima
(福島県いわき市平泉崎)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Joban Line
History
Opened 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 392 daily

Kusano Station (草野駅 Kusano-eki) is a railway station on the Joban Line in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kusano Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 214.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Kusano Station has an island platform and a side platform.

Platforms

1  Joban Line for Iwaki and Mito
2  Joban Line for starting trains
3  Joban Line for Yotsukura and Tatsuta

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Joban Line
Iwaki Local Yotsukura

History

Kusano Station opened on August 29, 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Services were suspended from March 11 to April 17, 2011, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 37°04′26″N 140°56′51″E / 37.07389°N 140.94750°E / 37.07389; 140.94750

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