Iwate-Numakunai Station
Iwate-Numakunai いわて沼宮内 | |
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 Iwate-Numakunai Station | |
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Ekarinai, Iwate, Iwate, Iwate （岩手県岩手郡岩手町大字江刈内） Japan |
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| Opened | 1891 |
| Previous names | Numakunai (until 2002) |
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| Passengers (FY2012) |
84 (JR East) 927 (Iwate Ginga Railway) daily |
Iwate-Numakunai Station (いわて沼宮内駅 Iwate-Numakunai-eki) is a railway station in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Iwate-Numakunai Station is served by both the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Iwate Ginga Railway Line. It is located 32.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Iwate Ginga Railway Line at Morioka Station and 566.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station by the Tōhoku Shinkansen.
Station layout
The JR East Iwate-Numakunai Station has a four-story station building, with two elevated opposed side platforms on the fourth floor. The platforms have chest-high platform edge doors. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The adjacent Iwate Ginga Railway Station has a ground level island platform and a single side platform connected to the three-story station building by an overhead crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe, Sannohe and Hachinohe |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Kōma and Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Morioka | Hayabusa Hayate |
Ninohe | ||
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Iwate-Kawaguchi | - | Midō | ||
Connecting bus routes
- JR Bus Tōhoku
- For Kuji Station via Kuzumaki
- For Morioka Station
- Iwate Kenhoku Bus via Iwate-Shibutami
- For Morioka Bus Center via Morioka Station
History
Iwate-Numakunai Station was opened as Numakunai Station (沼宮内駅 Numakunai-eki) on 1 September 1891. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. Services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen commenced 1 December 2002. The station was renamed to its present name at that time.
Surrounding area
- Iwate-Numakunai Eki-mae Post Office
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iwate-Numakunai Station. |
- Iwatenumakunai Station (JR East) (Japanese)
- Iwatenumakunai Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°57′39″N 141°13′3.55″E / 39.96083°N 141.2176528°E