Iwanuma Station

Distance334.2 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 2 island platformsTracks5Other informationStatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1887; 136 years ago (1887-12-15)PassengersFY20187093 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Tsukinoki towards Fukushima		Tōhoku Main Line Rapid City Rabbit		Natori towards Sendai
Tsukinoki towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Tatekoshi towards Morioka
Watari towards Shinagawa		Hitachi		Sendai Terminus
Ōkuma towards Shinagawa		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu		Tatekoshi towards Sendai

Location

Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwanuma Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 334.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also served by the Jōban Line, and is 343.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line Nippori Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Natori and Sendai
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi and Fukushima
4	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Natori, Sendai, and Kogota
5	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Natori, Sendai, and Kogota (starting trains)

History

Iwanuma Station opened on 15 December 1887, on the Tōhoku Main Line. The Joban Line opened on 10 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in June 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 7,093 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Iwanuma City Hall
• Takekoma Shrine
• Iwanuma Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)