Date Station
Railway station in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Date Station (伊達駅, Date-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Date, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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JR EastDate Station 伊達駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Date Station in November 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 12 Hosoya, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0478 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′26.39″N 140°29′36.05″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 281.9 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1895 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nagaoka (until 1914) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 941 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Date Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 281.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Date Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. There is also a parking lot with both paid parking and an option to park free of cost for up to thirty minutes.[2] The station is attended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Fukushima |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Sendai |
History
The station opened on April 1, 1895, as Nagaoka Station (長岡駅). It was renamed "Date Station" on December 1, 1914.[citation needed] The current station building was completed in 1939 and built to resemble a building adjacent to the Ryozen Shrine in Date City's former town of Ryozen.[3] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. In 2002, it was chosen to be one of 100 stations representing the Tōhoku region.[4] In 2020 renovations were completed on the area in front of the station.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 941 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
- Date Post Office
- Former Date town hall
National Route 4
National Route 399
