Ichinoseki Station (一ノ関駅, Ichinoseki-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Ichinoseki Station 一ノ関駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Ichinoseki Station in August, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 67-1 Ekimae, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 021-0867 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.926531°N 141.138697°E / 38.926531; 141.138697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 445.1 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 16 April 1890; 132 years ago (1890-04-16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2018 | 4,398 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Ichinoseki Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture![]() ![]() Ichinoseki Station Ichinoseki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Ichinoseki Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line and is a terminal station for the Ōfunato Line. It is 445.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.
The station has a single side platform and an island platform serving the Tōhoku Main Line and Ōfunato Line, and a pair of elevated opposed side platforms for the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka for Kogota and Sendai (starting services) |
2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kogota and Sendai for Kitakami and Morioka (starting services) |
3 | ■ Ōfunato Line | for Kesennuma |
11 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, and Akita |
12 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
Ichinoseki Station opened on April 16, 1890 on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line. Service on the Ōfunato Line started from July 26, 1925, and on the Tōhoku Shinkansen from June 23, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,398 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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Stations of the Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||
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Stations of the Ōfunato Line | |
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Stations in Italics were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and are currently being served by a Bus Rapid Transit line. |