Morioka Station
{{short description|Railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Morioka Station
| native_name = 盛岡駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| style = JR East
| image = Morioka-STA South.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Morioka Station east entrance in May 2024
| other_name =
| address = 1-48 Moriokaekimae-dori, Morioka City
| borough = Iwate Prefecture
| country = Japan
| map_type = Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.701442|N|141.136379|E|region:JP-03_type:railwaystation|display=inline, title}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
- {{ric|JR East|name=y}}
- {{ric|Iwate Galaxy|name=y}}
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{ric|JR East|Akita Shinkansen|name=y}}
- {{ric|JR East|Tohoku Shinkansen|name=y}}
- {{rcb|JR East|Tohoku|yes}}
- {{rcb|JR East|Yamada|yes}}
- {{rcb|JR East|Tazawako|yes}}
- {{rcb|Iwate Galaxy|Iwate Galaxy|yes}}
}}
| distance = {{cvt|535.3|km}} from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 7 island platforms
| connections = {{rint|bus}} Bus terminal
| structure = Elevated
| code =
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
| opened = {{start date and age|1890|11|01}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = {{Plainlist|
- JR East 17,784 (daily)
- IGR 3,257 (daily)
}}
| pass_year = FY2015
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East|line1=Tohoku Shinkansen
|type1=Hayabusa|left1=Shin-Hanamaki|right1=Iwate-Numakunai
|type2=Yamabiko|left2=Shin-Hanamaki
|type3=Hayate|right3=Iwate-Numakunai
|line4=Akita Shinkansen
|type4=Komachi|left4=Sendai|right4=Shizukuishi
|line5=Tohoku|left5=Senbokuchō|type5=Rapid Aterui|oneway-left5=yes
|line6=Tohoku|left6=Yahaba|type6=Rapid Hamayuri
|line7=Tohoku|left7=Senbokuchō|note-mid7=Local
|line8=Yamada|right8=Kamimorioka|note-mid8=Rapid Rias
Local
|line9=Tazawako|left9=Maegata
|line10=Hanawa|right10=Aoyama|to-right10=Ōdate
|system11=Iwate Galaxy|line11=Iwate Galaxy|right11=Aoyama}}
}}
Morioka Station ({{langx|ja|盛岡駅}}, {{IPA|ja|Morioka-eki}}) is a major railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR East.
Lines
Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is where the Akita Shinkansen splits off from the Tōhoku Shinkansen. It is located {{Cvt|535.3|km}} from Tokyo Station. Local JR East services are provided by the Tohoku Main Line, Tazawako Line and Yamada Line, all of which terminate at Morioka Station. The station is also the southern terminus of the third-sector Iwate Galaxy Railway Line.
Station layout
The station has three elevated island platforms for Shinkansen services, and four island platforms for local services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
=Platforms=
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=|name= Hanawa Line |linecol=Red|dir=for {{STN|Araya-Shinmachi|x}} and {{STN|Kazuno-Hanawa|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|span=3|name= Tōhoku Main Line|linecol=mediumseagreen|dir=for {{STN|Hanamaki|x}}, {{STN|Kitakami|x}} and {{STN|Ichinoseki|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=|name= Yamada Line (JR East){{!}}Yamada Line |linecol=Brown|dir=for {{STN|Moichi|x}} and {{STN|Miyako|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=|nidx= Iwate Galaxy Railway Line|linecol=Blue|dir=for Iwate-Numakunai (JR Line through operation}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|span=2|nidx= Tōhoku Main Line|linecol=mediumseagreen|dir=for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=|nidx= Iwate Galaxy Railway Line|linecol=Blue|dir=for Iwate-Numakunai (JR Line through operation}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4/5|nidx= Tōhoku Main Line|linecol=mediumseagreen|dir=for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=6|span=2|nidx= Tōhoku Main Line|linecol=mediumseagreen|dir=for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=|name= Yamada Line (JR East){{!}}Yamada Line |linecol=Brown|dir=for Moichi and Miyako}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=7|nidx= Tōhoku Main Line|linecol=mediumseagreen|dir=for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=8/9|nidx= Tazawako Line|linecol=deeppink|dir=for {{STN|Shizukuishi|x}} and {{STN|Ōmagari|x|Akita}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=11/12|name = Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=green|dir=for {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}} and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=12/13|nidx= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=green|dir=for Sendai and Tokyo (Departure)}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=14|name = Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=green|dir=for {{STN|Ninohe|x}}, {{STN|Hachinohe|x}}, {{STN|Shin-Aomori|x}} and {{STN|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=|span=2|first=3|name = Akita Shinkansen|linecol=deeppink|dir=for {{STN|Ōmagari|x|Akita}} and {{STN|Akita|x}}}}
History
The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, Nippon Railway. 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 (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).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_02.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)|year= 2016|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 December 2016}} The Iwate Galaxy Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 3,257 passengers daily.{{cite web|url= http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf|script-title= ja: 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均)|trans-title= Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)|year= 2016|publisher= Iwate Galaxy Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804071024/http://www.igr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/H27_passenger.pdf|archive-date= 4 August 2016|access-date= 1 March 2017|url-status= dead}}
Surrounding area
= East exit =
- Morioka Station building "Fezan"
- Moriokaekimae Post office
- JR East Morioka branch office
- JR bus Tōhoku Morioka branch office
=West exit=
- Iwate Asahi Television Co., Ltd.
Connecting bus routes
= Local =
- JR Bus Tōhoku
- For Kuji Station via Iwate-Numakunai Station and Kuzumaki
- For Iwaizumi via Hayasaka-Kōgen
- Iwate-Kenhoku Bus
- For Miyako Station ("Route 106 Express Bus")
- For Iwate-Funakoshi Station via Miyako Station ("Route 106 Express Bus")
- For Numakunai via Kuriyagawa Station and Iwate-Shibutami
- Iwate Kenkotsu Bus
- For Ōfunato via Setamai
- For Hanamaki Airport
=Long-distance (Highway bus)=
;Departs from the west exit
- For Aomori Station 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) via Tokyo Station ("Iwate Kizuna")
;Departs from the east exit
- For Ōdate Station via Kazuno-Hanawa Station ("Michinoku")
- For Jōboji or Ninohe Station ("Super Yūyū")
- For Tokyo Station via Ikebukuro Station ("Rakuchin", All reserved seats)
- For Hon-Atsugi Station via Yokohama Station, Machida Station
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1565}} (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.igr.jp/wp/station/morioka-station IGR Station information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320095350/http://www.igr.jp/wp/station/morioka-station |date=2013-03-20 }} {{in lang|ja}}
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{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Akita Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Yamada Line}}
{{Tazawako Line}}
{{Hanawa Line}}
{{Iwate Ginga Line}}
}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890
Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture
Category:Iwate Galaxy Railway Line