Hanamaki Station
Hanamaki Station 花巻駅 | |||||
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 Hanamaki Station in May 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-43-2 Odori, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-0092 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°23′37″N 141°06′37″E / 39.393729°N 141.110278°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Distance | 500.0 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 November 1890 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 3,379 (daily) | ||||
| Services | |||||
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Hanamaki Station (花巻駅, Hanamaki-eki) is a railway station on the Tohoku Main Line in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Hanamaki Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line and the Kamaishi Line. It is located 500.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo Station,[1] and is a terminus for the Kamaishi Line. Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tohoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station (6.4 km via the Kamaishi Line) and Kitakami Station (12.5 km via the Tohoku Main Line).
Station layout
Hanamaki Station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Hizume and Morioka |
| ■ Kamaishi Line | for Shin-Hanamaki and Kamaishi | |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Kitakami, Mizusawa, and Ichinoseki |
| 3 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Hizume and Morioka |
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The platforms in August 2007
History
Hanamaki Station opened on 1 November 1890.[1] The Iwate Light Railway (岩手軽便鉄道) (the forerunner of the Kamaishi Line) established its terminus at Hanamaki on 25 October 1913.[1] The two stations were amalgamated on 20 September 1943.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]
The station building was renovated in 2014 with a style evoking the early 20th-century Taishō period portrayed in works by author Kenji Miyazawa, with work completed on 21 September 2014.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,379 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,817[4] |
| 2005 | 3,513[5] |
| 2010 | 3,281[6] |
| 2013 | 3,449[7] |
| 2015 | 3,379[3] |
Surrounding area
- Kitakami River
- Site of former Hanamaki Castle
- Hanamaki City Hall
- Hanamaki Post Office
- Fuji University
National Route 4
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 411, 490. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)