Ninohe Station

Location
	Ninohe Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Ninohe Station Ninohe Station (Japan)

Ninohe Station

二戸駅
Ninohe Station; 二戸駅
	Ninohe Station west entrance in September 2023
General information
Location	Ishikiridokoro, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6103; Japan
Coordinates	40°15′36″N 141°17′09″E / 40.259879°N 141.285725°E
Operated by	JR East; Iwate Galaxy Railway;
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen; Iwate Galaxy Railway Line;
Distance	601.0 km (373.4 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	3 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 December 1891; 133 years ago
Previous names	Fukuoka (until 1921); Kita-Fukuoka (until 1987);
Passengers
FY2019	788 daily (JR East); 721 daily (Iwate Ginga Railway)
Services
Location
Location
	Ninohe Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Ninohe Station Ninohe Station (Japan)

Ninohe Station (二戸駅, Ninohe-eki) 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 Shin-Aomori, 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

1	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo
2	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori

1	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Ichinohe, and Morioka
2	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	(passing loop)
3	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Sannohe and Hachinohe

Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.

Connecting bus routes

JR Bus Tohoku
- For Morioka Station via Jōbōji and Araya-Shinmachi Station (Highway Bus "Super Yuyu")
- For Kuji Station (Tohoku Shinkansen Relay Bus "Swallow")
- For Kintaichi-Onsen Station, Kintaichi Onsen (Kintaichi Hot Spring) and Karumai Hospital
- For Jōbōji
- For Ichinohe Station
- For Kuzumaki via Ichinohe Station and Kozuya Station
Iwate Kenpoku Bus
- For Ibonai

History

The station opened on 20 December 1891 as Fukuoka Station (福岡駅).^[1] It was renamed Kita-Fukuoka Station (北福岡駅) 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

JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office
Ninohe Police station
Ninohe City office Ishikiri branch office
Ninohe Post office
Iwate prefectural Fukuoka industry senior high school

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. p. 415. 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.
^ 平成30年度駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2018 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

External links

Ninohe Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
Ninohe Station (Iwate Ginga Railway) (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] 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. p. 415. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[jreast2018stats-2] 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.

[IGR2018stats-3] 平成30年度駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2018 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

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