Ninohe Station
Railway station in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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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.
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 Ninohe Station west entrance in September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ishikiridokoro, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6103 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°15′36″N 141°17′09″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 601.0 km (373.4 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 788 daily (JR East) 721 daily (Iwate Ginga Railway) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
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
