Tomioka Station


Tomioka Station is a railway station in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Built in 1898, the station was destroyed by a tsunami in March 2011, and only reopened six years later on October 2017.

Lines

Tomioka Station is served by the Jōban Line, located 247.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

Tomioka Station has one island platform and one side platform, connected by a footbridge. The station building had a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Tomioka Station opened on 23 August 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
The station was destroyed by the tsunami from the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. In January 2015, work started on dismantling the remains of the station building and footbridge. On 14 September 2017, a train arrived at the station for the first time in over six years. On 21 October 2017, rail services resumed between Tatsuta station and Tomioka station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
2000649
2005564
2010474
20150

Surrounding area

Tomioka was within the evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Residents were not allowed to stay overnight in the area for six years time after the incident due to the high radiation levels in the period.