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Jōko Station

Railway station in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°29′15″N 140°09′48″E / 37.4876°N 140.1633°E / 37.4876; 140.1633Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ban'etsu West LineDistance26.6 km from KōriyamaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 10, 1899Previous namesYamagata (until 1915)PassengersFY200460 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Sekito towards Niitsu		Ban'etsu West Line Local		Nakayamajuku towards Kōriyama

Location
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Jōko Station (上戸駅, Jōko-eki) is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Jōko Station is served by the Banetsu West Line, and is located 26.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Jōko Station has one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Banetsu West Line	for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata for Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama
2	■ Banetsu West Line	for Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata (once per day)

History

The station opened on March 10, 1899 as Yamagata Station (山潟駅).^[2]^[3] It was renamed on June 1, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

National Route 49

References

^ "【ユキサキNAVI】ＪＲ磐越西線上戸駅／ホームメイト". www.homemate-research-station.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^ "磐越西線・上戸駅－さいきの駅舎訪問". ekisya.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^ "上戸駅の情報（福島県：JR東日本－磐越西線）". travelstation.tokyo (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-23.