title: Chikatsu Station
text: # Chikatsu Station
  
  Chikatsu Station (近津駅, Chikatsu-eki) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in the town of Tanagura, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Chikatsu Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 86.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Chikatsu Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The station formerly had two side platforms, and the unused side platform remains in place.
  
  ## History
  
  Chikatsu Station opened on November 11, 1932. 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 118
  * National Route 289
  * Chikatsu Post Office
  