Iwakiri Station
Iwakiri Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Iwakiri Station north entrance in November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Donokuchi Iwakiri, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0821 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°18′04″N 140°57′22″E / 38.3012°N 140.9560°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 359.9 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2018 | 4,610 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwakiri Station (
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[edit]Iwakiri station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and is located at starting point for the junction for the Rifu Branch Line to Rifu. It is 359.9 km from Tokyo Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station has two island platforms connected by an underground passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Rifu |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai (trains starting at Rifu) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Ichinoseki, Matsushima, and Kogota |
| 4 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai
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History
[edit]The station opened on 11 October 1888.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 3,253[4] |
| 2005 | 3,602[5] |
| 2010 | 3,984[6] |
| 2015 | 4,534[7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Sendai City Iwakiri Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b
日本 国有 鉄道 停車場 一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. - ^
各駅 情報 （岩切 駅 ） [Station Information: Iwakiri Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2018年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2000年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2005年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2010年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2015年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to Iwakiri Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)