Ninohe Station Explained

Ninohe Station
Native Name:二戸駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ishikiridokoro, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6103
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.2599°N 141.2857°W
Distance: from
Platforms:3 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:5
Structure:Elevated
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:788 daily (JR East)
721 daily (Iwate Ginga Railway)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan

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.

Lines

Ninohe Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to, 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

Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.

Connecting bus routes

History

The station opened on 20 December 1891 as .[1] It was renamed 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

See also

External links

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 . Japanese . II. 415 . 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_03.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.
  3. Web site: http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/H30_passenger.pdf. ja: 平成30年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均). Fiscal 2018 Station passenger figures (daily average). 2018. Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708044102/http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/H30_passenger.pdf. July 8, 2019 . dead. 1 March 2020.