Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
花巻空港駅
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station in April 2009
Location Nimaibachi dai-5 jiwari 118, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-0312
Japan
Coordinates 39°26′34″N 141°07′40″E / 39.4428°N 141.1278°E / 39.4428; 141.1278Coordinates: 39°26′34″N 141°07′40″E / 39.4428°N 141.1278°E / 39.4428; 141.1278
Operated by
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 505.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks 3
Connections
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website Official website
History
Opened 15 February 1893
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 703 (daily)
Location
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
Location within Japan

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (花巻空港駅, Hanamaki Kūkō-eki, lit. "Hanamaki Airport Station") is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 505.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.[1]

Station layout

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station has an island platform and a single side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Ichinoseki
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line (not normally used)
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Morioka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hanamaki   Local   Ishidoriya

History

The station opened as Nimaibashi Station (二枚橋駅) on 20 November 1932.[1] It was renamed Hanamaki-Kūkō Station on 13 March 1988.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 703 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 411-412. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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