Kintaichi-Onsen Station Explained

Kintaichi-Onsen Station
Native Name:金田一温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:14-1 Kintaichi Mizunashi, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-5711
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.3231°N 141.3038°W
Operator: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line: Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Platforms:1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks:3
Distance:78.3 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed
Opened:18 October 1909
Former:Kintaichi (until February 1987)
Passengers:186 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

Lines

Kintaichi-Onsen Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 78.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station[1] and 613.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Kintaichi-Onsen Station has one island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Kintaichi-Onsen Station opened on 18 October 1909 as on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[2] It was renamed Kintaichi-Onsen Station on 1 February 1987.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[2] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

Bus services

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 198 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 415–416. 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Web site: http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf. ja: 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均). Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average). 2016. Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 1 March 2017. 4 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804071024/http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf. dead.