Kitakata Station
# Kitakata Station

Kitakata Station (喜多方駅, Kitakata-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kitakata Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 81.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

## Station layout

Kitakata Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket counter.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama for Nozawa and Niitsu |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama (SL-service) for Nozawa and Niitsu (rush hours only) |
| 3 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kōriyama (starting trains) |

## History

Kitakata Station opened on January 20, 1904. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 909 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kitakata City Hall
* Kitakata Post Office
* National Route 459
