is a junction

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in the city of

Ninohe, Iwate is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,344, and a population density of 63 persons per km2 in 11,803 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Ninohe is located in far north-center ...

, Japan, operated by

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for the Tohoku Shinkansen and the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company for local services.

Lines

Ninohe Station is served by the

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high-speed line from Tokyo to , and is 601.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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. It is also a station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of that line at

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Station layout

The JR East Ninohe Station has two elevated opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s, with the station building located underneath. The platforms have chest-high

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, and the tracks are covered with a roof to form a snow shelter. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office. The adjacent Iwate Ginga Railway Station has a ground level

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and a single

connected to the three-story station building by an overhead crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.

Connecting bus routes

* JR Bus Tohoku ** For

via Jōbōji and Araya-Shinmachi Station (Highway Bus "Super Yuyu") ** For Kuji Station (Tohoku Shinkansen Relay Bus "Swallow") ** For

Kintaichi-Onsen Station is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company. Lines Kintaichi-Onsen Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Rai ...

, Kintaichi Onsen (Kintaichi Hot Spring) and Karumai Hospital ** For Jōbōji ** For Ichinohe Station ** For Kuzumaki via Ichinohe Station and Kozuya Station * Iwate Kenpoku Bus ** For Ibonai

History

The station opened on 20 December 1891 as . It was renamed on 1 June 1921, and Ninohe Station on 1 February 1987. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. Services on the Tohoku Shinkansen commenced 1 December 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 788 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 721 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office * Ninohe Police station * Ninohe City office Ishikiri branch office * Ninohe Post office * Iwate prefectural Fukuoka industry senior high school

References

External links

Ninohe Station
(JR East)

(Iwate Ginga Railway) {{Iwate Ginga Line Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Tōhoku Shinkansen Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1891 Ninohe, Iwate