Ichinoseki Station

Ichinoseki Station
一ノ関駅
Ichinoseki Station in October 2010
Location 67-1 Ekimae, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 021-0867
Japan
Coordinates 38°55′36″N 141°08′19″E / 38.926531°N 141.138697°E / 38.926531; 141.138697Coordinates: 38°55′36″N 141°08′19″E / 38.926531°N 141.138697°E / 38.926531; 141.138697
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance 445.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms 3 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks 5
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened 16 April 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 4,476 daily
Location
Ichinoseki Station
Location within Japan

Ichinoseki Station (一ノ関駅, Ichinoseki-eki) is a 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

Ichinoseki 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.

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tohoku Shinkansen
Hayabusa: Does not stop at this station
Kurikoma-Kōgen   Hayate[* 1]   Mizusawa-Esashi
Kurikoma-Kōgen   Yamabiko   Mizusawa-Esashi
Tōhoku Main Line
Sendai Cassiopeia Morioka
Arikabe - Yamanome
Ōfunato Line
Terminus Local Mataki
  1. ↑ Most Hayate services pass non-stop through this station.

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 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,476 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 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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