Ninohe Station

Ninohe Station (二戸駅, Ninohe-eki) is a junction 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.

Ninohe Station

二戸駅
Ninohe Station west entrance in July 2011
LocationIshikiridokoro, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6103
Japan
Coordinates40°15′36″N 141°17′09″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance601.0 km from Tokyo
Platforms3 side + 1 island platform
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeelevated
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1891.
Previous names
  • Fukuoka (until 1921)
  • Kita-Fukuoka (until 1987)
Passengers
FY2019788 daily (JR East)
721 daily (Iwate Ginga Railway)
Location
Ninohe Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Ninohe Station
Ninohe Station (Japan)

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 »
Tohoku Shinkansen
Iwate-Numakunai   Hayabusa   Hachinohe
Morioka   Hayate   Hachinohe
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Ichinohe - Tomai

Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.

Connecting bus routes

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 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 788 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 721 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. 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.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. 平成30年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2018 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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