Hachinohe Station

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Coordinates: 40.509394° N 141.430736° E

Hachinohe Station
八戸駅
West entrance of Hachinohe Station
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
City Hachinohe
Neighborhood etc. Shiriuchi-machi
(in Japanese) 八戸市尻内町舘田
History
Year opened 1891
Former name Shiriuchi Station
Year renamed to
the present name
1971
Rail services
Operator(s) East Japan Railway Company
Aoimori Railway
Line(s) Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Hachinohe Line, Aoimori Railway Line

Hachinohe Station (八戸駅 Hachinohe Eki?) is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Aoimori Railway. It is located in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.

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[edit] Lines

E2 Series Shinkansen at Hachinohe station (2003-01-01)
E2 Series Shinkansen at Hachinohe station (2003-01-01)


[edit] Layout

Station sign
Station sign

The station has five platforms serving nine lines. They are used as follows.

1 to 3 Tōhoku Main Line (Local and Rapid) For Misawa, Noheji and Aomori
Hachinohe Line (Local and Rapid) For Hon-Hachinohe, Same, Taneichi and Kuji
Aoimori Line (Local and Rapid) For Kenyoshi, Sannohe, Ninohe and Morioka
4 & 5 Tsugaru Limited Express For Misawa, Noheji, Aomori and Hirosaki
Hakuchō Limited Express For Misawa, Noheji, Aomori and Hakodate
Tōhoku Main Line (Local and Rapid) For Misawa, Noheji and Aomori
11 to 14 Tōhoku Shinkansen For Morioka, Sendai and Tōkyō

[edit] Surrounding area

  • Hachinohe Station building "Umineko plaza"
    • Hotel Mets Hachinohe
  • Hachinohe area stockbroker Sangho Shinko center "Yutori"
    • Hachinohe-Ekimae post office
  • Hachinohe Red Cross hospital

[edit] History

  • September 1, 1891: Shiriuchi Station (尻内駅?) is opened on the Aomori Line
  • January 4, 1894: Service on the Hachinohe Line is started
  • April 1, 1971: Station name is changed to Hachinohe Station. The station previously named Hachinohe Station is renamed Hon-Hachinohe Station.
  • July 1, 2002: The new station building (including the shinkansen) is opened
  • December 12, 2002: The Tōhoku Shinkansen is extended to Hachinohe Station.

[edit] Connecting bus routes

  • JR Bus Tōhoku
    • For Lake Towada
  • Nanbu Bus
    • For Gonohe
    • For Konakano Bus Center via Yōka-machi
  • Towada Kanko Bus
    • For Towada via Shimoda and Rokunohe
    • For Mikka-machi
  • Hachonohe City Bus
    • For Asahigaoka Bus office via Mikka-machi

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