 | This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2017) |
Iwanuma Station 岩沼駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East entrance in June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Tateshita, Iwanuma-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-2441 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°06′43″N 140°51′51″E / 38.1118946°N 140.8641028°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |
.svg){kind=logo}
JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 334.2 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2018 | 7093 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  Iwanuma Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture  Iwanuma Station Iwanuma Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Iwanuma Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 334.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also served by the Jōban Line, and is 343.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line Nippori Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station has one side platform and two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōban Line | for Haranomachi |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Natori and Sendai |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiroishi and Fukushima |
| 4 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Natori, Sendai, and Kogota |
| 5 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Natori, Sendai, and Kogota (starting trains) |
History
Iwanuma Station opened on 15 December 1887, on the Tōhoku Main Line. The Joban Line opened on 10 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in June 1998.[ citation needed]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 7,093 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]
Surrounding area
- Iwanuma City Hall
- Takekoma Shrine
- Iwanuma Post Office
See also
References
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)
Transit in the Greater
Sendai Area | |
|---|---|
|
JR East lines | |
Sendai Subway lines | |
| Other rail | |
| Terminals |
|
| Miscellaneous | |
