Hirono Station (Fukushima)


Hirono Station is a railway station in the town of Hirono, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Hirono Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 232.4 km from the official starting point of the line at. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north past Tomioka Station remain suspended indefinitely.

Station layout

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

Platforms

History

Hirono Station opened on August 23, 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987. On March 11, 2011, the station closed following the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Services south were resumed on October 10, 2011. On June 1, 2014, the station resumed operations as far as Tatsuta Station to the north. This was extended as far as Tomioka Station on October 21, 2017 and the complete line was reopened on March 14, 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 402 passengers daily.

Surrounding area