thumb|An [[E2 Series Shinkansen at Hachinohe Station, January 2003]]

is a railway station operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.

Lines

Hachinohe Station is served by the high-speed Tōhoku Shinkansen line between and , and forms the starting point of the Hachinohe Line to . Local services are operated by the third sector Aoimori Railway on the section of the former JR Tōhoku Main Line between and . It is one of six principal stations served by the Aoimori Railway Line and is the easternmost high-speed Shinkansen railway station in Japan.

Station layout

Hachinohe is an elevated station with one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks for regular services, and two island platforms serving four tracks for Tōhoku Shinkansen services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

thumb|[[Taxus cuspidata|Ichii tree outside the station]]

The station began operation as on the Nippon Railway on September 1, 1891. Initially, the construction of a railroad close to the coast was opposed by the Imperial Japanese Army for defensive purposes, so the station was constructed at a considerable distance inland from the town center. The Hachinohe Line began operations on January 4, 1894, from Hachinohe Station. The Nippon Railway was nationalized on November 1, 1906, and Shiriuchi Station became a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. From 1929 to 1969, the now-defunct Nambu Railway also had its terminus at Shiriuchi Station. On April 1, 1971, Shiriuchi Station was renamed Hachinohe Station. The station previously named Hachinohe Station was renamed Hon-Hachinohe Station.

Connecting bus routes

Route buses

{| class="wikitable"

!Boarding area

!Operator

!Direction

!Line / Destination

!Notes

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| rowspan="2" |1

|Hachinohe City bus

| rowspan="4" |Hachinohe Chushingai Terminal（Hachinohe city central）

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| rowspan="2" |Nanbu bus

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| rowspan="2" |2

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|Towada Kankō Electric Railway

|□ C：Hachinohe Chushingai Terminal（Yōkamachi）/ Hachinohe Office / Hachinohe city Hospital

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| rowspan="2" |3

|Hachinohe city bus

| rowspan="2" |Nishi high school

| N63：Nishi high school

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| rowspan="3" |Nanbu bus

| T63：Nishi high school

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|4

|Hachinohe newtown・Hassyoku center

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| rowspan="2" |5

|Gonohe・Karumai

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|Towada Kankō Electric Railway

|Towada city

| K：Towadashi

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|}

Highway buses

  • Sirius; For Ikebukuro Station and Tokyo Station
  • Shimokita; For Ōmiya Station (Saitama) and Shinjuku Station
  • For Karumai

Surrounding area

  • Hachinohe Station building "Umineko plaza"
  • Hotel Mets Hachinohe
  • Hachinohe area stockbroker Sangho Shinko center "Yutori"
  • Hachinohe-Ekimae post office
  • Hachinohe Red Cross hospital
  • Flat Hachinohe (indoor ice arena)

See also

  • List of railway stations in Japan

References

  • Hachinohe Station map
  • JR East station information page