Iwakiri Station

Iwakiri Station

岩切駅
Iwakiri Station north entrance in November 2018
General information
LocationDonokuchi Iwakiri, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0821
Japan
Coordinates38°18′04″N 140°57′22″E / 38.3012°N 140.9560°E / 38.3012; 140.9560
Operated by
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance359.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 October 1888
Passengers
FY20184,610 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Sendai
towards Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Rikuzen-Sannō
towards Morioka
Terminus Tōhoku Main Line
Rifu Branch
 Shin-Rifu
towards Rifu
Higashi-Sendai
towards Sendai
 Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Rapid
 Rikuzen-Sannō
towards Ishinomaki
Location
Iwakiri Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Iwakiri Station
Iwakiri Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Iwakiri Station is located in Japan
Iwakiri Station
Iwakiri Station
Iwakiri Station (Japan)

Iwakiri Station (岩切駅, Iwakiri-eki) is a junction railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

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

The station has two island platforms connected by an underground passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

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


History

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

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
2000 3,253[4]
2005 3,602[5]
2010 3,984[6]
2015 4,534[7]

Surrounding area

  • Sendai City Iwakiri Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 各駅情報（岩切駅） [Station Information: Iwakiri Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.

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