Iwate-Numakunai Station
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Iwate-Numakunai Station いわて沼宮内駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Ekarinai, Iwate-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 028-4303 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°57′39″N 141°13′3.55″E / 39.96083°N 141.2176528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 566.2 km (351.8 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Numakunai (until 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2018 | 83 daily (JR East) 869 daily (Iwate Ginga Railway) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwate-Numakunai Station (いわて沼宮内駅, Iwate-Numakunai-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Iwate, Iwate, Japan, operated by JR East for the Tohoku Shinkansen and the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company for local services.
Lines
[edit]Iwate-Numakunai Station is served by both the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Iwate Ginga Railway Line. It is located 32.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Iwate Ginga Railway Line at Morioka Station and 566.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station by the Tōhoku Shinkansen.
Station layout
[edit]The JR East Iwate-Numakunai Station has a four-story station building, with two elevated opposed side platforms on the fourth floor. The platforms have chest-high platform edge doors. 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
[edit]1 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori |
2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |
1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe, Sannohe and Hachinohe |
2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | (passing loop) |
3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Kōma and Morioka |
Connecting bus routes
[edit]- JR Bus Tōhoku
- For Kuji Station via Kuzumaki
- For Morioka Station
- Iwate Kenhoku Bus via Iwate-Shibutami
- For Morioka Bus Center via Morioka Station
History
[edit]The station opened as Numakunai Station (沼宮内駅) on 1 September 1891. It 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 Tohoku Shinkansen commenced 1 December 2002. The station was renamed Iwate-Numakunai at that time.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 83 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 869 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Iwate-Numakunai Eki-mae Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 平成30年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2018 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
[edit]Media related to Iwate-Numakunai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Iwatenumakunai Station information Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)