Ninohe Station
Ninohe 二戸 | |
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 Ninohe Station West Exit, July 2011 | |
| Location |
Ishikiridokoro, Ninohe, Iwate （岩手県二戸市石切所） Japan |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Previous names | Fukuoka; Kita-Fukuoka (until 1987) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2012) |
759 (JR East) 847 (Iwate Ginga Railway) daily |
Ninohe Station (二戸駅 Ninohe-eki) is a railway station in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan.
Lines
Ninohe Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and also by local services on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line. It is located 70.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Iwate Ginga Railway Line at Morioka Station and 601.0 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station by the Tōhoku Shinkansen.
Station layout
The JR East Ninohe Station has two elevated opposed side platforms. 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 |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Iwate-Numakunai | Hayabusa Hayate |
Hachinohe | ||
| Iwate Ginga Railway Line | ||||
| Ichinohe | - | Tomai | ||
Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.
Connecting bus routes
- JR Bus Tōhoku
- For Morioka Station via Jōbōji and Araya-Shinmachi Station（Highway Bus "Super Yuyu"）
- For Kuji Station（Tōhoku 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 Stastion and Kozuya Station
- Iwate Kenpoku Bus
- For Ibonai
History
Ninohe Station was opened as Fukuoka Station (福岡駅 Fukuoka-eki) on 20 December 1891. The station was renamed Kita-Fukuoka Station (北福岡駅 Kita-Fukuoka-eki) on 1 June 1921, and was renamed to its present name on 1 February 1987. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. Services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen commenced 1 December 2002.
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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ninohe Station. |
- Ninohe Station (JR East) (Japanese)
- Ninohe Station (Iwate Ginga Railway) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 40°15′36″N 141°17′09″E / 40.259879°N 141.285725°E