is a junction railway station in the city of Ninohe, Iwate, Japan, operated by JR East for the Tohoku Shinkansen and the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company for local services.

Lines

Ninohe Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to , and is 601.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Morioka Station.

Station layout

The JR East Ninohe Station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. The platforms have chest-high platform edge doors, and the tracks are covered with a roof to form a snow shelter. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

The adjacent Iwate Ginga Railway Station has a ground level island platform and a single side platform connected to the three-story station building by an overhead crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Some Shinkansen trains pass this station.

Connecting bus routes

  • JR Bus Tohoku
  • For Morioka Station via Jōbōji and Araya-Shinmachi Station (Highway Bus "Super Yuyu")
  • For Kuji Station (Tohoku Shinkansen Relay Bus "Swallow")
  • For Kintaichi-Onsen Station, Kintaichi Onsen (Kintaichi Hot Spring) and Karumai Hospital
  • For Jōbōji
  • For Ichinohe Station
  • For Kuzumaki via Ichinohe Station and Kozuya Station
  • Iwate Kenpoku Bus
  • For Ibonai

History

The station opened on 20 December 1891 as . It was renamed on 1 June 1921, and Ninohe Station on 1 February 1987. The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 721 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office
  • Ninohe Police station
  • Ninohe City office Ishikiri branch office
  • Ninohe Post office
  • Iwate prefectural Fukuoka industry senior high school

See also

  • List of railway stations in Japan

References

  • Ninohe Station (JR East)
  • Ninohe Station (Iwate Ginga Railway)