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Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

Coordinates: 39°26′34″N 141°07′40″E / 39.4428°N 141.1278°E / 39.4428; 141.1278
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Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

花巻空港駅
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station in April 2009
General information
LocationNimaibachi dai-5 jiwari 118, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-0312
Japan
Coordinates39°26′34″N 141°07′40″E / 39.4428°N 141.1278°E / 39.4428; 141.1278
Operated by
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Distance505.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 February 1893
Previous namesNimaibashi (to 1988)
Passengers
FY2018650 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hanamaki
towards Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Ishidoriya
towards Morioka
Location
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is located in Japan
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (Japan)

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (花巻空港駅, Hanamaki Kūkō-eki, lit. "Hanamaki Airport Station") is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

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Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 505.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station has an island platform and a single side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Ichinoseki
2  Tōhoku Main Line (not normally used)
3  Tōhoku Main Line for Morioka

History

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The station opened as Nimaibashi Station (二枚橋駅) on 20 November 1932.[1] It was renamed Hanamaki-Kūkō Station on 13 March 1988.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 411–412. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 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.
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