Hiraizumi Station

Hiraizumi Station (平泉駅, Hiraizumi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hiraizumi Station

平泉駅
Hiraizumi Station, July 2012
LocationHiraizumi-aze Izumiya 76, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate-ken 029-4102
Japan
Coordinates38°59′16.5″N 141°7′4.09″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance452.30 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 May 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)437
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yamanome
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Maesawa
toward Morioka
Location
Hiraizumi Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Hiraizumi Station
Hiraizumi Station (Japan)

Lines

Hiraizumi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 452.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Ichinoseki

History

Hiraizumi Station opened on 25 May 1898. The present station building was completed in 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 437 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Bus terminal

Highway buses
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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.
  2. "[高速乗合バス時刻表 仙台-平泉線]より安全に、より親切に、より快適に、高速乗合バスは【東日本急行株式会社】". www.higashinippon.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. "イーハトーブ号". www.iwatekenkotsu.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

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