Hon-Hachinohe Station (本八戸駅, Hon-Hachinohe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hon-Hachinohe Station

本八戸駅
Hon-Hachinohe Station in October 2011
General information
Location1-16-7 Uchimaru, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0075
Japan
Coordinates40°30′58.68″N 141°29′20.26″E / 40.5163000°N 141.4889611°E / 40.5163000; 141.4889611
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line
Distance5.5 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed, Midori no Madoguchi
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1898
Previous namesHachinohe (until 1971)
Passengers
FY20181,157 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Naganawashiro
towards Hachinohe
Hachinohe Line Konakano
towards Kuji
Location
Hon-Hachinohe Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Hon-Hachinohe Station
Hon-Hachinohe Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Hon-Hachinohe Station is located in Japan
Hon-Hachinohe Station
Hon-Hachinohe Station
Hon-Hachinohe Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Hon-Hachinohe Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and lies 5.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.

Station layout edit

The station has single elevated island platform serving two tracks with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office as well as automatic ticket machines.

Platforms edit

 
The platforms in October 2011
1  Hachinohe Line for Hachinohe
2  Hachinohe Line for Same and Kuji

History edit

The station opened on January 4, 1898, as Hachinohe Station (八ノ戸駅) on the Nippon Railway. The Nippon Railway was nationalized on November 1, 1906, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), and a year later, on November 1, 1907, the station was renamed Hachinohe Station (八戸駅).[citation needed] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. In 1971, Shiriuchi Station (尻内駅, Shiriuchi-eki) on the Tohoku Main Line was renamed "Hachinohe Station", and the original Hachinohe Station was renamed "Hon-Hachinohe". The station building was elevated and completely rebuilt in 1977.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

The station was again rebuilt from December 2014, with work completed on 31 July 2015.[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1157 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 本八戸駅の改装工事が竣工 [rebuilding work completed at Hon-Hachinohe Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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