Kitakami Station

Location
	Kitakami Location within Japan

Kitakami

北上
Kitakami; 北上
	The east side of Kitakami Station in August 2007
General information
Location	1-1-2 Odori, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen; Tōhoku Main Line; Kitakami Line;
Distance	487.5 km from Tokyo
History
Opened	1 November 1890
Previous names	Kurozawajiri (until 1954)
Passengers
FY2012	3,747 daily
Location
Location
	Kitakami Location within Japan

Kitakami Station (北上駅, Kitakami-eki) is a railway station in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kitakami Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and also by local services on the Tōhoku Main Line and Kitakami Line. It is located 487.5 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station and is a terminus for the Kitakami Line.

Station layout

Kitakami Station has an island platform and a single side platform. However, the side platform is cut, forming a partial bay platform, so that the platform effectively serves two tracks. The Tōhoku Shinkansen portion of the station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks. All of the platforms are elevated. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0	■ Kitakami Line	for Hottoyuda and Yokote
0	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only)
1	■ Kitakami Line	for Hotto-Yuda and Yokoke
1	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Morioka, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only) for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki (starting trains only)
2	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka
3	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki
11	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	spare platform
12	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, and Akita
13	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Miyagi, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Tohoku Shinkansen
Miyagi Mizusawa-Esashi	Hayabusa^{[* 1]} Hayate^{[* 2]}		Shin-Hanamaki
Mizusawa-Esashi	Yamabiko		Shin-Hanamaki
Tohoku Main Line
Rokuhara	-	Murasakino
Kitakami Line
Terminus	-	Iwate

^ Most Hayabusa services pass non-stop through this station.
^ Some Hayate services pass non-stop through this station.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1890^[1] as Kurozawajiri Station (黒沢尻駅). It was renamed to its present name on 10 November 1954.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen commenced 30 March 1996.

Surrounding area

Kitakami City Hall
Hotel Mets Kitakami
Kitakami Post office
Hotel CityPlaza Kitakami

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 100. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Kitakami Station (JR East) Template:Ja icon

39°16′56″N 141°07′20″E / 39.282198°N 141.122346°E / 39.282198; 141.122346

[1] Most Hayabusa services pass non-stop through this station.

[2] Some Hayate services pass non-stop through this station.

[jnr1985-3] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 100. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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