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Ishinomaki Station 石巻駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Isenba, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0826 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°26′07″N 141°18′13″E / 38.435384°N 141.303639°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 27.9 km from Kogota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 bay + side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 28, 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 3,343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Ishinomaki Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture  Ishinomaki Station Ishinomaki Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ishinomaki Station (石巻駅, Ishinomaki-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ishinomaki Station is served by both the Ishinomaki Line and the Senseki Line / Senseki-Tōhoku Line, for which it is a terminal station. It is located 27.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Ishinomaki Line at Kogota Station and 49.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station, and 47.2 kilometers from the end of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line at Sendai
Station layout
The station has one bay platform for the Senseki Line with two bays, and a side platform and an island platform for the Ishinomaki Line. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sensekitohoku line | for Shiogama |
| 2 | ■ Senseki Line | for Aoba-Dori |
| 3, 4, 5 | ■ Ishinomaki Line | for
Maeyachi and
Kogota for Onagawa |
History
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Ishinomaki Station opened on October 28, 1912 on what would become the Ishinomaki Line. On November 22, 1928, Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station (宮電石巻駅) opened, served by the Miyagi Electric Railway (the present-day Senseki Line). On May 1, 1944, the Miyagi Electric Railway was nationalized and Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station was renamed Ishinomaki Station, resulting in two nearby stations both named Ishinomaki Station. On July 21, 1990, the Senseki Line and Ishinomaki Line were joined together at a single Ishinomaki Station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3,222 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]
Surrounding area
The station and surrounding streets known as "Manga Road" are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori. The entrance to the station features characters from Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider.
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links
Media related to
Ishinomaki Station at Wikimedia Commons