Ichinoseki Station 一ノ関駅
Ichinoseki Station in August, 2021
General information
Location	67-1 Ekimae, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 021-0867 Japan
Coordinates	38°55′36″N 141°08′19″E / 38.926531°N 141.138697°E / 38.926531; 141.138697
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen      Tōhoku Main Line      Ōfunato Line
Distance	445.1 km (276.6 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	3 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1890; 133 years ago (1890-04-16)
Passengers
FY2018	4,398 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kurikoma-Kōgen towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Mizusawa-Esashi towards Shin-Aomori Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Mizusawa-Esashi towards Morioka Arikabe towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Yamanome towards Morioka Terminus Ōfunato Line Mataki towards Kesennuma
Location
Ichinoseki Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Ichinoseki Station Ichinoseki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ichinoseki Station (一ノ関駅, Ichinoseki-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ichinoseki Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line and is a terminal station for the Ōfunato Line. It is 445.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform serving the Tōhoku Main Line and Ōfunato Line, and a pair of elevated opposed side platforms for the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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  Tōhoku Main Line Platform
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  Shinkansen Platform
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  Ticket Gates (West side)
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  Ticket Gates (East side)
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  Shinkansen Gates

Platforms

History

Ichinoseki Station opened on April 16, 1890 on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line. Service on the Ōfunato Line started from July 26, 1925, and on the Tōhoku Shinkansen from June 23, 1982. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,398 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Ichinoseki City Hall
• Ichinoseki Post Office