Ichinoseki Station

Railway station in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Distance445.1 km (276.6 mi) from TokyoPlatforms3 side + 1 island platformsTracks5Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 April 1890; 134 years ago (1890-04-16)PassengersFY20184,398 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kurikoma-Kōgen
towards Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen
Hayabusa
 Mizusawa-Esashi
towards Shin-Aomori
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Yamabiko
 Mizusawa-Esashi
towards Morioka
Arikabe
towards Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Yamanome
towards Morioka
Terminus Ōfunato Line Mataki
towards Kesennuma
Location
Ichinoseki Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Ichinoseki Station
Ichinoseki Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Ichinoseki Station is located in Japan
Ichinoseki Station
Ichinoseki Station
Ichinoseki Station (Japan)
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Ichinoseki Station (一ノ関駅, Ichinoseki-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ichinoseki Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line and is a terminal station for the Ōfunato Line. It is 445.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform serving the Tōhoku Main Line and Ōfunato Line, and a pair of elevated opposed side platforms for the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

  • Tōhoku Main Line Platform
    Tōhoku Main Line Platform
  • Shinkansen Platform
    Shinkansen Platform
  • Ticket Gates (West side)
    Ticket Gates (West side)
  • Ticket Gates (East side)
    Ticket Gates (East side)
  • Shinkansen Gates
    Shinkansen Gates

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
for Kogota and Sendai (starting services)
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kogota and Sendai
for Kitakami and Morioka (starting services)
3 ■ Ōfunato Line for Kesennuma
11 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, and Akita
12 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Sendai, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

History

Ichinoseki Station opened on April 16, 1890 on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line. Service on the Ōfunato Line started from July 26, 1925, and on the Tōhoku Shinkansen from June 23, 1982. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,398 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Ichinoseki City Hall
  • Ichinoseki Post Office

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Ichinoseki Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • v
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  • e
Stations of the Tōhoku Main Line
Tokyo to Kuroiso
(JU Utsunomiya Line)
Kuroiso to Morioka