Sekito Station

Sekito Station (関都駅, Sekito-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the town of Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sekito Station 関都駅
Sekito Station, June 2008
General information
Location	814 Sekito Minamikiritachi 814, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-2273 Japan
Coordinates	37.5156°N 140.1436°E / 37.5156; 140.1436
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	31.0 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 15, 1899
Passengers
FY 2004	36 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kawageta towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Jōko towards Kōriyama

Lines

Sekito Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 31.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Sekito Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. However, the Platform 2 is used only for passing trains. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

Sekito Station opened on July 15, 1899. 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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)