Iwakiri Station
Iwakiri Station 岩切駅 | |
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 Station entrance, January 2010 | |
| Location |
Iwakiri Donokuchi, Miyagino, Sendai, Miyagi （宮城県仙台市宮城野区岩切洞ノ口） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 4,436 daily |
Iwakiri Station (岩切駅 Iwakiri-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Iwakiri station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and is located at the junction for the Rifu Branch Line to Rifu. It is 359.9 km from Ueno Station in Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
Iwakiri Station has two island platforms. 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 April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 4,059 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] |
| 2011 | 4,059[3] |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Terminus | Branch | Shin-Rifu | ||
| Higashi-Sendai | Local | Rikuzen-Sannō | ||
Surrounding area
- Sendai City Iwakiri Junior High School
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 各駅情報（岩切駅） [Station Information: Iwakiri Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iwakiri Station. |
- Iwakiri Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°18′04″N 140°57′22″E / 38.3012°N 140.9560°E