Hanamaki Station Explained

Hanamaki Station
Style:	JR East
Native Name:	花巻駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-43-2 Odori, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-0092
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR East
Platforms:	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks:	3
Distance:	500.0 km from
Structure:	At grade
Status:	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:	1 November 1890
Passengers:	3,287 (daily)
Pass Year:	FY2018
Map Type:	Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan

is a junction railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hanamaki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and the Kamaishi Line. It is located 500.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station, and is a terminus for the Kamaishi Line. Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station (6.4 km via the Kamaishi Line) and Kitakami Station (12.5 km via the Tohoku Main Line).

Station layout

Hanamaki Station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Hanamaki Station opened on 1 November 1890.^[1] The (the forerunner of the Kamaishi Line) established its terminus at Hanamaki on 25 October 1913.^[1] The two stations were amalgamated on 20 September 1943.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.^[1]

The station building was renovated in 2014 with a style evoking the early 20th-century Taishō period portrayed in works by author Kenji Miyazawa, with work completed on 21 September 2014.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,287 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	3,817^[4]
2005	3,513^[5]
2010	3,281^[6]
2013	3,449^[7]
2015	3,379^[8]

Surrounding area

• Kitakami River
• Site of former Hanamaki Castle
• Hanamaki City Hall
• Hanamaki Post Office
• Fuji University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes and References

1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 . Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II . 411, 490 . 4-533-02980-9.
2. Web site: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/09/11/533/ . ja: JR東日本、釜石線の花巻駅・新花巻駅をSL列車「SL銀河」のイメージで改修! . JR East renovates Hanami and Shin-Hanamaki Stations on the Kamaishi Line with "SL Ginga" motif. 11 September 2014. Mynavi News. Mynavi Corporation. Japan. ja. 25 September 2014.
3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 May 2020.
4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). 2001. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 25 September 2014.
5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). 2006. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 25 September 2014.
6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). 2011. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 25 September 2014.
7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_04.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013). 2014. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 25 September 2014.
8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 December 2016.