Kitakami Station
JR East
JR Freight
Tōhoku Shinkansen
- Tōhoku Main Line
- Kitakami Line
![Bus interchange](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_BUS2.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS2.svg.png)
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Mizusawa-Esashi towards Tokyo | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa | Shin-Hanamaki towards Shin-Aomori | ||
Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko | Shin-Hanamaki towards Morioka | |||
Rokuhara One-way operation | Tōhoku Main Line Rapid Aterui | Hanamaki towards Morioka | ||
Rokuhara towards Kuroiso | Tōhoku Main Line Local | Murasakino towards Morioka | ||
Terminus | Kitakami Line Rapid Local | Yanagihara towards Yokote |
Location | |
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![]() ![]() Kitakami Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture![]() ![]() Kitakami Station Kitakami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kitakami Station (北上駅, Kitakami-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
Kitakami Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and also by local services on the Tōhoku Main Line and Kitakami Line. It is located 487.5 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station[1] and is also a terminus for the Kitakami Line.
Station layout
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The local portion of Kitakami Station has an island platform and a single side platform. However, the side platform is cut, forming a partial bay platform, so that the platform effectively serves two tracks. The Tōhoku Shinkansen portion of the station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks. All of the platforms are elevated. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
0 | ■ Kitakami Line | for Hottoyuda and Yokote |
■ Tohoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only) | |
1 | ■ Kitakami Line | for Hotto-Yuda and Yokoke |
■ Tohoku Main Line | for Morioka, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only) for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki (starting trains only) | |
2 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka |
3 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki |
11 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | spare platform |
12 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, and Akita |
13 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai, and Tokyo |
History
The station opened on 1 November 1890 as Kurozawajiri Station (黒沢尻駅).[1] It was renamed Kitakami Station on 10 November 1954.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[1] Services on the Tohoku Shinkansen commenced 30 March 1996.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,778 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Kitakami City Hall
- Hotel Mets Kitakami
- Kitakami Post office
- Hotel CityPlaza Kitakami
See also
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. p. 411. 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
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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- Utsunomiya
- Nasushiobara
- Shin-Shirakawa
- Kōriyama
- Fukushima
- Shiroishi-Zaō
- Sendai
- Furukawa
- Kurikoma-Kōgen
- Ichinoseki
- Mizusawa-Esashi
- Kitakami
- Shin-Hanamaki
- Morioka
- Iwate-Numakunai
- Ninohe
- Hachinohe
- Shichinohe-Towada
- Shin-Aomori (for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto)
![The symbol for the Tohoku Shinkansen run by JR East.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Shinkansen_jre.svg/35px-Shinkansen_jre.svg.png)