Hanamaki Station
Hanamaki Station 花巻駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hanamaki Station in May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 500.0 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 3,287 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hanamaki Station (花巻駅, Hanamaki-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Hanamaki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and the Kamaishi Line. It is located 500.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station,[1] and is a terminus for the Kamaishi Line. Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hizume and Morioka |
| ■ Kamaishi Line | for Shin-Hanamaki and Kamaishi | |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami, Mizusawa, and Ichinoseki |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hizume and Morioka |
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The platforms in August 2007
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,287 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 3,817[4] |
| 2005 | 3,513[5] |
| 2010 | 3,281[6] |
| 2013 | 3,449[7] |
| 2015 | 3,379[8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kitakami River
- Site of former Hanamaki Castle
- Hanamaki City Hall
- Hanamaki Post Office
- Fuji University
National Route 4
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Hanamaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
