Kintaichi-Onsen Station

Kintaichi-Onsen Station
Kintaichi-Onsen Station; 金田一温泉駅
	Kintaichi-Onsen Station in July 2007
Location	14-1 Kintaichi Mizunashi, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-5711; Japan
Coordinates	40°19′23″N 141°18′14″E / 40.32306°N 141.303833°E
Operated by	Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance	78.3 km from Morioka
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 October 1909
Previous names	Kintaichi (until February 1987)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	186 daily
Location
	Kintaichi-Onsen Station Location within Japan

Kintaichi-Onsen Station (金田一温泉駅, Kintaichi-Onsen-eki) is a railway stationon the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

Lines

Kintaichi-Onsen Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 78.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station^[1] and 613.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Kintaichi-Onsen Station has one island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Ninohe and Morioka
2	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	(passing loop)
3	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Sannohe and Ninohe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Tomai		-	Metoki

History

Kintaichi-Onsen Station opened on 18 October 1909 as Kintaichi Station (金田一駅, Kintaichi-eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).^[2] It was renamed Kintaichi-Onsen Station on 1 February 1987.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,^[2] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Kintaichi Onsen
Kintaichi Post Office

Bus services

JR Bus Tohoku
- For Ninohe Station
- For Karumai
Nanbu Bus
- For Sannohe
- For Ichinohe Station via Ninohe Station

References

↑ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
1 2 3 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. 415-416. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
↑ 平成27年度駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links

Kintaichi-Onsen Station information (in Japanese)

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[terada2013-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[teishajo1998-2] 1 2 3 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. 415-416. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[IGR2015stats-3] 平成27年度駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.