title: Momouchi Station
text: # Momouchi Station
  
  Momouchi Station (桃内駅, Momouchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Momouchi Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 273.5 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori.
  
  It's the only station of Jōban Line where Suica, as well as other IC cards in Japan, can't be used to pay fares.
  
  ### Station layout
  
  The station has a side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Namie |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Jōban Line | for Haranomachi and Sendai |
  | 3 | ■ Jōban Line | (not in use) |
  
  ## History
  
  Momouchi Station was opened on 10 August 1948. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The station was closed on 11 March 2011 following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and reopened on 1 April 2017.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * former Odata Town Hall
  * Odaka Post Office
  * National Route 6
  