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Railway station in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Ichinoseki Station
一ノ関駅
Ichinoseki Station in July, 2023
General information
Location67-1 Ekimae, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 021-0867
Japan
Coordinates38°55′36″N 141°08′19″E / 38.926531°N 141.138697°E / 38.926531; 141.138697
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance445.1 km (276.6 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms3 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks5
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 April 1890; 134 years ago (1890-04-16)
Passengers
FY20184,398 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kurikoma-Kōgentowards Tokyo Tōhoku ShinkansenHayabusa Mizusawa-Esashitowards Shin-Aomori
Tōhoku ShinkansenYamabiko Mizusawa-Esashitowards Morioka
Arikabetowards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main LineLocal Yamanometowards Morioka
Terminus Ōfunato Line Matakitowards Kesennuma
Location
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Ichinoseki Station (一ノ関駅, Ichinoseki-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ichinoseki Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line and is a terminal station for the Ōfunato Line. It is 445.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform serving the Tōhoku Main Line and Ōfunato Line, and a pair of elevated opposed side platforms for the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

  • Tōhoku Main Line Platform Tōhoku Main Line Platform
  • Shinkansen Platform Shinkansen Platform
  • Ticket Gates (West side) Ticket Gates (West side)
  • Ticket Gates (East side) Ticket Gates (East side)
  • Shinkansen Gates Shinkansen Gates

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
for Kogota and Sendai (starting services)
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kogota and Sendai
for Kitakami and Morioka (starting services)
3 ■ Ōfunato Line for Kesennuma
11 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, and Akita
12 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Sendai, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

History

Ichinoseki Station opened on April 16, 1890 on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line. Service on the Ōfunato Line started from July 26, 1925, and on the Tōhoku Shinkansen from June 23, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,398 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Ichinoseki City Hall
  • Ichinoseki Post Office

See also

References

  1. 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 Ichinoseki Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Tōhoku Shinkansen
The symbol for the Tohoku Shinkansen run by JR East.
Stations of the Tōhoku Main Line
Tokyo to Kuroiso
(JU Utsunomiya Line)
Kuroiso to Morioka
Stations of the Ōfunato Line

Stations in Italics were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently being served by a Bus Rapid Transit line.

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