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Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

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

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

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.

External links

Media related to Hanamaki-Kūkō Station at Wikimedia Commons