Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

Location
	Hanamaki-Kūkō Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Hanamaki-Kūkō Station Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (Japan)

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

花巻空港駅
Hanamaki-Kūkō Station; 花巻空港駅
	Hanamaki-Kūkō Station in April 2009
General information
Location	Nimaibachi dai-5 jiwari 118, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken 025-0312; Japan
Coordinates	39°26′34″N 141°07′40″E / 39.4428°N 141.1278°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	505.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop; Hanamaki Airport;
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 February 1893
Previous names	Nimaibashi (to 1988)
Passengers
FY2018	650 (daily)
Services
Location
Location
	Hanamaki-Kūkō Station Location within Iwate Prefecture 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

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

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

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

References

^ ^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.
^ 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

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] 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.

[jreast2018stats-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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