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Kintaichi-Onsen Station

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Kintaichi-Onsen Station

金田一温泉駅
Kintaichi-Onsen Station in July 2007
General information
Location14-1 Kintaichi Mizunashi, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-5711
Japan
Coordinates40°19′23″N 141°18′14″E / 40.32306°N 141.303833°E / 40.32306; 141.303833
Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s) Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance78.3 km from Morioka
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 October 1909
Previous namesKintaichi (until February 1987)
Passengers
FY2015186 daily
Location
Kintaichi-Onsen Station is located in Japan
Kintaichi-Onsen Station
Kintaichi-Onsen Station
Location within Japan

Kintaichi-Onsen Station (金田一温泉駅, Kintaichi-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

Lines

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Kintaichi-Onsen Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 78.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station[1] and 613.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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Kintaichi-Onsen Station has one island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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1  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Ninohe and Morioka
2  Iwate Ginga Railway Line (passing loop)
3  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Sannohe and Ninohe

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Tomai - Metoki

History

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Kintaichi-Onsen Station opened on 18 October 1909 as Kintaichi Station (金田一駅, Kintaichi-eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[2] It was renamed Kintaichi-Onsen Station on 1 February 1987.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[2] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 186 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Kintaichi Onsen
  • Kintaichi Post Office

Bus services

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 415–416. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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