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Morioka Station (Japanese: 盛岡駅, Japanese pronunciation: [Morioka-eki]) is a railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR East.

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Morioka Station 盛岡駅
Morioka Station east entrance in May 2006
General information
Location	1-48 Moriokaekimae-dori, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken Japan
Coordinates	39.701442°N 141.136379°E / 39.701442; 141.136379
Operated by	JR East Iwate Ginga Railway Company
Line(s)	Akita Shinkansen Tohoku Shinkansen ■ Tohoku Main Line ■ Yamada Line ■ Tazawako Line ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance	535.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	7 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	November 1, 1890; 131 years ago (1890-11-01)
Passengers
FY2015	JR East 17,784 (daily) IGR 3,257 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shin-Hanamaki towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Iwate-Numakunai towards Shin-Aomori Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Terminus Terminus Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayate Iwate-Numakunai towards Shin-Aomori Sendai towards Tokyo Akita Shinkansen Komachi Shizukuishi towards Akita Senbokuchō One-way operation Tōhoku Line Rapid Aterui Terminus Yahaba towards Hanamaki Tōhoku Line Rapid Hamayuri Senbokuchō towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Line Local Terminus Yamada Line Rapid Rias Local Kamimorioka towards Miyako Ōkama towards Ōmagari Tazawako Line Terminus Terminus Hanawa Line Aoyama towards Ōdate Preceding station Iwate Galaxy Railway Following station Terminus Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Aoyama towards Metoki
Location
Morioka Station Location within Japan

Lines

Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is served by both the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Akita Shinkansen. It is located 535.3 km from Tokyo Station. Local JR East services are provided by the Tohoku Main Line, Tazawako Line and Yamada Line, all of which terminate at Morioka Station. The station is also the southern terminus of the third-sector Iwate Ginga Railway Line.

Station layout

The station has three elevated island platforms for Shinkansen services, and four island platforms for local services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0/1	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai and Ninohe
	■ Hanawa Line	for Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki
	■ Yamada Line	for Moichi and Miyako
	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai (JR Line through operation
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki
	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai (JR Line through operation
4/5	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki
6	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki
	■ Yamada Line	for Moichi and Miyako
7	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki
8/9	■ Tazawako Line	for Shizukuishi and Ōmagari
11	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Sendai and Tokyo
12/13	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Sendai and Tokyo (Departure)
14	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Ninohe, Hachinohe, Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
	■ Akita Shinkansen	for Ōmagari and Akita

History

The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, Nippon Railway. The line was nationalized in 1906. Services on the Tazawako Line started in 1921, on the Yamada line in 1923, the Tohoku Shinkansen in 1982 and the Akita Shinkansen in 1997. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 17,784 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 3,257 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

East exit

• Morioka Station building "Fezan"
• Moriokaekimae Post office
• JR East Morioka branch office
• JR bus Tōhoku Morioka branch office

West exit

• Iwate Asahi Television Co., Ltd.

Connecting bus routes

Local

• JR Bus Tōhoku
  • For Kuji Station via Iwate-Numakunai Station and Kuzumaki
  • For Iwaizumi via Hayasaka-Kōgen
• Iwate-Kenhoku Bus
  • For Miyako Station ("Route 106 Express Bus")
  • For Iwate-Funakoshi Station via Miyako Station ("Route 106 Express Bus")
  • For Numakunai via Kuriyagawa Station and Iwate-Shibutami
• Iwate Kenkotsu Bus
  • For Ōfunato via Setamai
  • For Hanamaki Airport

Long-distance (Highway bus)

Departs from the west exit

• For Aomori Station via Kosaka ("Asunaro")
• For Hirosaki Bus Terminai via Tohoku-Ōwani ("Yodel")
• For Hachinohe Rapia via Kunohe ("Hassei")
• For Sendai Station ("Urban")
• For Karumai or Ōno ("Win day")
• For Lake Towada ("Towadako")
• For　Tamachi Station (Tokyo) via Tokyo Station ("Iwate Kizuna")

Departs from the east exit

• For Ōdate Station via Kazuno-Hanawa Station ("Michinoku")
• For Jōboji or Ninohe Station ("Super Yūyū")
• For Tokyo Station via Ikebukuro Station ("Rakuchin", All reserved seats)
• For Hon-Atsugi Station via Yokohama Station, Machida Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (JR East) (in Japanese)
• IGR Station information Archived 2013-03-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Morioka Station

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[ru] Мориока (станция)

Станция Мориока (яп. 盛岡駅 Мориока-эки) — железнодорожная станция в японском городе Мориока, обслуживаемая компанией JR East. Нынешний станционный комплекс был завершен 20 декабря 1999 года.

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