Morioka Station ( ja, 盛岡駅, ) is a railway station in
Morioka
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is .
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Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefectur ...
, Japan. It is operated by
JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
.
Lines
Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is served by both the
Tōhoku Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of , making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main is ...
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is ...
Tazawako Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate and Ōmagari Station in Daisen, Akita, Japan.
Akita Shinkansen '' Komachi'' trains travel over the line, which was regauge ...
and Yamada Line, all of which terminate at Morioka Station. The station is also the southern terminus of the third-sector
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the " third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It connects Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori.
Formerly part of the East J ...
.
Station layout
The station has three elevated
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
s for Shinkansen services, and four island platforms for local services. The station has a ''
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
'' staffed ticket office.
Platforms
History
The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company,
Nippon Railway
was the first private railway company in the history of Japan. The company built trunk lines connecting Tokyo with the Tōhoku region to the northeast. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationaliza ...
. The line was nationalized in 1906. Services on the Tazawako Line started in 1921, on the Yamada line in 1923, the Tohoku Shinkansen in 1982 and the Akita Shinkansen in 1997. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 17,784 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 3,257 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
East exit
* Morioka Station building "Fezan"
* Moriokaekimae Post office
* JR East Morioka branch office
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JR bus Tōhoku
is an operator of inter-city and regional bus lines based in the Tōhoku region of Japan. A subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group, JR Bus Tohoku is one of eight JR Bus companies within Japan Railways Group (JR Group). Outli ...
Miyako Station
The old Sanriku Miyako Station
is a railway station in the city of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, operated by the Sanriku Railway.
Lines
Miyako Station is a terminal station on the Yamada Line, and is located 102.1 kilometers from the opposing termin ...
("Route 106 Express Bus")
**For Iwate-Funakoshi Station via Miyako Station ("Route 106 Express Bus")
**For Numakunai via
Kuriyagawa Station
is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.
Lines
Kuriyagawa Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 5.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line ...
and Iwate-Shibutami
*Iwate Kenkotsu Bus
**For Ōfunato via Setamai
**For
Hanamaki Airport
or Iwate-Hanamaki Airport is a regional airport located north-northeastAIS Japan of the city of
Aomori Station
is a railway station in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been operating since September 1891, though the most recent station building, which consists of three island platforms connected to the station building by a ...
via Kosaka ("Asunaro")
*For Hirosaki Bus Terminai via Tohoku-Ōwani ("Yodel")
*For Hachinohe Rapia via Kunohe ("Hassei")
*For Sendai Station ("Urban")
*For Karumai or Ōno ("Win day")
*For Lake Towada ("Towadako")
*For
Tamachi Station (Tokyo)
is a railway station in the Tamachi neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is served by the circular Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tōhoku Line. All trains stop at this station.
Mita Sta ...
via
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is ...
("Iwate Kizuna")
;Departs from the east exit
*For
Ōdate Station
is a junction railway station in the city of Ōdate, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
Ōdate Station is a station ...
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is ...
via
Ikebukuro Station
Ikebukuro Station ( ja, 池袋駅, ) is a major railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, shared by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro, and the two private railway operat ...
("Rakuchin", All reserved seats)
*For
Hon-Atsugi Station
is a major passenger railway station located in the city of Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
Lines
Hon-Atsugi Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line and is from the line's termi ...
via
Yokohama Station
is a major interchange railway station in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the fifth-busiest in the world as of 2013, serving 760 million passengers a year.
Lines
Yokohama Station is served by the ...
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
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