Hiraizumi Station

Railway station in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

38°59′16.5″N 141°7′4.09″E / 38.987917°N 141.1178028°E / 38.987917; 141.1178028Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Tōhoku Main LineDistance452.30 km from TokyoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 May 1898PassengersFY2018437 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Yamanome towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Maesawa towards Morioka

Location
Hiraizumi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Hiraizumi Station Hiraizumi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hiraizumi Station (平泉駅, Hiraizumi-eki) is a railway station in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Hiraizumi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 452.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kitakami and Morioka
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Ichinoseki

History

Hiraizumi Station opened on 25 May 1898. The present station building was completed in 1966. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 437 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Chūson-ji
Mōtsū-ji
Hiraizumi Post Office
Hiraizumi tourist information
Hiraizumi Town Hall
National Route 4

Bus terminal

Highway buses

For Sendai Station (Higashi Nippon Express)^[2]
Ihatov; For Ōmiya Station, Kawaguchi Station, Akabane Station, and Ikebukuro Station (Iwateken Kotsu)^[3]

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.
^ "[高速乗合バス時刻表仙台-平泉線]より安全に、より親切に、より快適に、高速乗合バスは【東日本急行株式会社】". www.higashinippon.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
^ "イーハトーブ号". www.iwatekenkotsu.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-22.