Kōma Station (Iwate)

Kōma Station

好摩駅
Kōma Station; 好摩駅
	Kōma Station in December 2011
General information
Location	Kōma-Kamiyama 2-14, Tamayama-ku, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 028-4125; Japan
Coordinates	39°52′27.2″N 141°10′24.5″E / 39.874222°N 141.173472°E
Operated by	Iwate Ginga Railway; JR East;
Line(s)	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line; ■ Hanawa Line;
Distance	21.3 km from Morioka
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	September 1, 1891
Passengers
FY2015	1,973 daily
Services
Location
	Kōma Station Location within Japan

Kōma Station (好摩駅, Kōma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the operated by the third sector Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

Lines[edit]

Kōma Station is a terminal station on the JR East Hanawa Line, and is located 106.9 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ōdate Station in Akita Prefecture. However, most trains continue on to Morioka Station. It is also a station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 21.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

Station layout[edit]

Kōma Station is an elevated station with a single side platform and single island platform connected by footbridges, serving three tracks.

Platforms[edit]

1	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Takizawa and Morioka
1	■ Hanawa Line	for Ōbuke and Kazuno-Hanawa
2	■ Iwate Galaxy Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe, and Hachinohe
3	■ Iwate Galaxy Railway Line	for Takizawa and Morioka

History[edit]

Kōma Station opened on September 1, 1891, serving the village of Tamayama, Iwate. A new station building was completed in May 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,973 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 4
Kōma Post Office
Kitakami River

References[edit]

^ 平成27年度駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links[edit]

Iwate Ginga Railway Station information Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[IGR2015stats-1] 平成27年度駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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