Ichinoseki Station

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).

Ichinoseki Station 一ノ関駅
Ichinoseki Station in October 2010
Location	67-1 Ekimae, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 021-0867 Japan
Coordinates	38.926531°N 141.138697°E / 38.926531; 141.138697
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen ■ Tōhoku Main Line ■ Ōfunato Line
Distance	445.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	3 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	4,398 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kurikoma-Kōgen (limited service) toward Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa (limited service) Mizusawa-Esashi (limited service) toward Shin-Aomori Kurikoma-Kōgen toward Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Mizusawa-Esashi toward Morioka Kurikoma-Kōgen (limited service) toward Tokyo Akita Shinkansen Komachi (limited service) Mizusawa-Esashi (limited service) toward Akita Arikabe toward Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Yamanome toward Morioka Terminus Ōfunato Line Mataki toward Kesennuma
Location
Ichinoseki Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Ichinoseki Station Ichinoseki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

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).[1]

Surrounding area

• Ichinoseki City Hall
• Ichinoseki Post Office

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.

External links

Media related to Ichinoseki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)