Kōriyamatomita Station
# Kōriyamatomita Station

Kōriyamatomita Station (郡山富田駅, Kōriyama-tomita-eki) is a railway station on the Banetsu West Line in the city of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 1 April 2017.

## Lines

Kōriyamatomita Station is served by the Banetsu West Line, and is located 3.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama. As of 1 April 2017, the station is served by 18 ascending and 19 descending services daily.

## Station layout

The station is unstaffed, and has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The platform is long enough to accommodate six-car trains, and has a roof extending a length of three cars.

## History

Details of the new station were formally announced by JR East on 15 September 2015. Construction work commenced in fiscal 2015, with the entire cost of approximately 2 billion yen borne by the city of Koriyama.

The station opened on 1 April 2017, with a ceremony attended by the mayor of Koriyama.

## Passenger statistics

The station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 1,000 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Koriyama Kita Police Station
* Ohu University
* Fukushima Prefectural Koriyama-Kita Technical High School
* Tomita Junior High School
* Koken Junior High School
* Kotoku Elementary School
