Ninohe Station
Ninohe Station 二戸駅 | |
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 Ninohe Station west entrance in July 2011 | |
| Location |
Ishikiridokoro, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6103 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°15′36″N 141°17′09″E / 40.259879°N 141.285725°ECoordinates: 40°15′36″N 141°17′09″E / 40.259879°N 141.285725°E |
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| Distance | 601.0 km from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | elevated |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 December 1891. |
| Previous names |
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| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2016) |
772 daily (JR East) 669 daily (Iwate Ginga Railway) |
| Location | |
  Ninohe Station Location within Japan | |
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Ninohe Station (二戸駅 Ninohe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ninohe, Iwate, Japan, operated by JR East for the Tohoku Shinkansen and the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company for local services.
Lines
Ninohe Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and is 601.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Morioka Station.
Station layout
The JR East Ninohe Station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. The platforms have chest-high platform edge doors, and the tracks are covered with a roof to form a snow shelter. 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 Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori |
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ichinohe, and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Sannohe and Hachinohe |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tohoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Iwate-Numakunai | Hayabusa Hayate |
Hachinohe | ||
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Ichinohe | - | Tomai | ||
Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.
Connecting bus routes
- JR Bus Tohoku
- For Morioka Station via Jōbōji and Araya-Shinmachi Station (Highway Bus "Super Yuyu")
- For Kuji Station (Tohoku Shinkansen Relay Bus "Swallow")
- For Kintaichi-Onsen Station, Kintaichi Onsen (Kintaichi Hot Spring) and Karumai Hospital
- For Jōbōji
- For Ichinohe Station
- For Kuzumaki via Ichinohe Station and Kozuya Station
- Iwate Kenpoku Bus
- For Ibonai
History
The station opened on 20 December 1891 as Fukuoka Station (福岡駅).[1] It was renamed Kita-Fukuoka Station (北福岡駅) on 1 June 1921, and Ninohe Station on 1 February 1987.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[1] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. Services on the Tohoku Shinkansen commenced 1 December 2002.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 772 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 869 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office
- Ninohe Police station
- Ninohe City office Ishikiri branch office
- Ninohe Post office
- Iwate prefectural Fukuoka industry senior high school
See also
References
- 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. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ninohe Station. |
- Ninohe Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Ninohe Station (Iwate Ginga Railway) (in Japanese)
Stations of the Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||
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