Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (花巻空港駅, Hanamaki Kūkō-eki, lit. "Hanamaki Airport Station") is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station 花巻空港駅 | |||||||||||
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 Hanamaki-Kūkō Station in April 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nimaibachi dai-5 jiwari 118, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-0312 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.4428°N 141.1278°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 505.7 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 February 1893 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Nimaibashi (to 1988) | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 650 (daily) | ||||||||||
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  Hanamaki-Kūkō Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Hanamaki-Kūkō Station Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 505.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.[1]
Station layout
The station has an island platform and a single side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (not normally used) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Morioka |
History
The station opened as Nimaibashi Station (二枚橋駅) on 20 November 1932.[1] It was renamed Hanamaki-Kūkō Station on 13 March 1988.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 411–412. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Hanamaki-Kūkō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)