Sekito Station

Railway station in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

37°30′56″N 140°08′37″E / 37.5156°N 140.1436°E / 37.5156; 140.1436Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ban'etsu West LineDistance31.0 km from KōriyamaPlatforms2 side platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJuly 15, 1899PassengersFY 200436 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kawageta towards Niitsu		Ban'etsu West Line Local		Jōko towards Kōriyama

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).

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 an 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.