Iwanuma Station

Location
	Iwanuma Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Iwanuma Station Iwanuma Station (Japan)

Iwanuma Station

岩沼駅
Iwanuma Station; 岩沼駅
	East entrance in June 2010
General information
Location	1 Tateshita, Iwanuma-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-2441; Japan
Coordinates	38°06′43″N 140°51′51″E / 38.1118946°N 140.8641028°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line; ■ Jōban Line;
Distance	334.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1887; 136 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	7093 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Iwanuma Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Iwanuma Station Iwanuma Station (Japan)

Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Iwanuma Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 334.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also served by the Jōban Line, and is 343.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line Nippori Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Haranomachi
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Natori and Sendai
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi and Fukushima
4	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Natori, Sendai, and Kogota
5	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Natori, Sendai, and Kogota (starting trains)

History

Iwanuma Station opened on 15 December 1887, on the Tōhoku Main Line. The Joban Line opened on 10 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in June 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 7,093 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Iwanuma City Hall
Takekoma Shrine
Iwanuma Post Office

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[1]