Morioka Station
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Morioka Station is a railway station located in Morioka
Morioka, Iwate
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and a population density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....

, Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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History

The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, Nippon Tetsudō.

Station layout

  • 7-platform, 14-track, above-ground station
    0 & 1 Iwate Ginga Railway Line For Iwate-Numakunai
    Iwate-Numakunai Station
    is a railway station located in Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Galaxy Railway**Iwate Galaxy Railway Line-History:*September 1, 1891: Station is opened as Numukunai Station...

     and Ninohe
    Ninohe Station
    is a railway station on the JR East and Iwate Ginga Railway. It is located in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan.- Line :*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Ginga Railway**Iwate Ginga Railway Line- Surrounding area :* JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office* Ninohe Police station...

     (Departure)
    Hanawa Line For Araya-Shinmachi
    Araya-Shinmachi Station
    is a railway station on the JR East Hanawa Line. It is located in Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving three tracks.Platforms...

     and Kazuno-Hanawa
    Kazuno-Hanawa Station
    is located on the JR Hanawa Line in Kazuno, Akita.-Bus services:*Shūhoku Bus**For Lake Towada via Towada-Minami Station and Ōyu-Onsen**For Kosaka**For Hanawa*Towada taxi bus**For Yonnotai via Ōyu-Onsen*Highway bus**For Morioka Station...

     (Departure)
    2 Tōhoku Main Line For Hanamaki
    Hanamaki Station
    is a railway station located in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station and Kitakami Station .-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving three tracks.-References:...

    , Kitakami
    Kitakami Station
    is a railway station of the JR East. It is located in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Kitakami Line-Station structure:...

     and Ichinoseki
    Ichinoseki Station
    Ichinoseki Station is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two Shinkansen platforms serving two tracks and two conventional line platforms serving three tracks.-History:...

    Yamada Line For Moichi
    Moichi Station
    is a railway station located in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, Japan.It is a small station deep in the mountains, but a station employee is posted daylong.-Lines:*JR East**Yamada Line**Iwaizumi Line...

     and Miyako
    Miyako Station
    Miyako Station, located in Miyako, Iwate.A station building of Sanriku Railway parts from JR. In addition, the second floor of Sanriku Railway Miyako station becomes the main office of Sanriku railroad.-Line:*JR East**Yamada Line...

    Iwate Ginga Railway Line For Iwate-Numakunai
    Iwate-Numakunai Station
    is a railway station located in Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Galaxy Railway**Iwate Galaxy Railway Line-History:*September 1, 1891: Station is opened as Numukunai Station...

     (JR Line through operation)
    3 Tōhoku Main Line For Hanamaki
    Hanamaki Station
    is a railway station located in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station and Kitakami Station .-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving three tracks.-References:...

    , Kitakami
    Kitakami Station
    is a railway station of the JR East. It is located in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Kitakami Line-Station structure:...

     and Ichinoseki
    Ichinoseki Station
    Ichinoseki Station is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two Shinkansen platforms serving two tracks and two conventional line platforms serving three tracks.-History:...

    Iwate Ginga Railway Line For Iwate-Numakunai
    Iwate-Numakunai Station
    is a railway station located in Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Galaxy Railway**Iwate Galaxy Railway Line-History:*September 1, 1891: Station is opened as Numukunai Station...

     (JR Line through operation)
    4 & 5 Tōhoku Main Line For Hanamaki
    Hanamaki Station
    is a railway station located in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station and Kitakami Station .-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving three tracks.-References:...

    , Kitakami
    Kitakami Station
    is a railway station of the JR East. It is located in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Kitakami Line-Station structure:...

     and Ichinoseki
    Ichinoseki Station
    Ichinoseki Station is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two Shinkansen platforms serving two tracks and two conventional line platforms serving three tracks.-History:...

    6 Tōhoku Main Line For Hanamaki
    Hanamaki Station
    is a railway station located in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station and Kitakami Station .-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving three tracks.-References:...

    , Kitakami
    Kitakami Station
    is a railway station of the JR East. It is located in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Kitakami Line-Station structure:...

     and Ichinoseki
    Ichinoseki Station
    Ichinoseki Station is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two Shinkansen platforms serving two tracks and two conventional line platforms serving three tracks.-History:...

    Yamada Line For Moichi
    Moichi Station
    is a railway station located in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, Japan.It is a small station deep in the mountains, but a station employee is posted daylong.-Lines:*JR East**Yamada Line**Iwaizumi Line...

     and Miyako
    Miyako Station
    Miyako Station, located in Miyako, Iwate.A station building of Sanriku Railway parts from JR. In addition, the second floor of Sanriku Railway Miyako station becomes the main office of Sanriku railroad.-Line:*JR East**Yamada Line...

    7 Tōhoku Main Line For Hanamaki
    Hanamaki Station
    is a railway station located in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.Hanamaki Station is not a stop of the Tōhoku Shinkansen. The nearest Shinkansen stations are Shin-Hanamaki Station and Kitakami Station .-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving three tracks.-References:...

    , kitakami
    Kitakami Station
    is a railway station of the JR East. It is located in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Kitakami Line-Station structure:...

     and Ichinoseki
    Ichinoseki Station
    Ichinoseki Station is a JR East railway station located in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two Shinkansen platforms serving two tracks and two conventional line platforms serving three tracks.-History:...

    8 & 9 Tazawako Line For Shizikuishi
    Shizukuishi Station
    Shizukuishi Station is a train station located in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Surrounding area:Near Shizukuishi Station are public facilities such as the town hall and schools. The station also serves the recreation facilities in the town...

     and Ōmagari
    Omagari Station (Akita)
    is a train station located in Daisen, Akita prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*East Japan Railway Company **Ōu Main Line**Tazawako Line**Akita Shinkansen-Layout:...

    11 Tōhoku Shinkansen For Sendai
    Sendai Station (Miyagi)
    is the major railway hub of the Tōhoku region in Japan, serving more passengers than any station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line...

     and Tokyo
    Tokyo Station
    is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....

    12 & 13 Tōhoku Shinkansen For Sendai
    Sendai Station (Miyagi)
    is the major railway hub of the Tōhoku region in Japan, serving more passengers than any station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line...

     and Tokyo
    Tokyo Station
    is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....

     (Departure)
    14 Tōhoku Shinkansen For Ninohe
    Ninohe Station
    is a railway station on the JR East and Iwate Ginga Railway. It is located in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan.- Line :*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Ginga Railway**Iwate Ginga Railway Line- Surrounding area :* JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office* Ninohe Police station...

     and Hachinohe
    Hachinohe Station
    is a railway station operated by the East Japan Railway Company in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.-Lines:Hachinohe Station is served by the high-speed Tōhoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and , and forms the starting point of the Hachinohe Line to...

    Akita Shinkansen For Ōmagari
    Omagari Station (Akita)
    is a train station located in Daisen, Akita prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*East Japan Railway Company **Ōu Main Line**Tazawako Line**Akita Shinkansen-Layout:...

     and Akita
    Akita Station
    is a railway station in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company .-Platforms:- Limited express trains :* Komachi * Tsugaru * Inaho * Akebono * Nihonkai -Surrounding area:...


East exit

  • Morioka Station building "Fezan"
  • Moriokaekimae Post office
  • JR East Morioka branch office
  • JR bus Tōhoku
    JR Bus Tohoku Company
    is an operator of inter-city and regional bus lines based in the Tōhoku region of Japan. A subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company group, JR Bus Tohoku is one of eight JR Bus companies within Japan Railways Group ....

     Morioka branch office

Local

  • JR Bus Tōhoku
    • For Kuji Station
      Kuji Station
      Kuji Station is the name of two train stations in Japan.# Kuji Station - in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture# Kuji Station - in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture...

       via Iwate-Numakunai Station
      Iwate-Numakunai Station
      is a railway station located in Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Galaxy Railway**Iwate Galaxy Railway Line-History:*September 1, 1891: Station is opened as Numukunai Station...

       and Kuzumaki
    • For Iwaizumi via Hayasaka-Kōgen
  • Iwate-Kenhoku Bus
    • For Miyako Station
      Miyako Station
      Miyako Station, located in Miyako, Iwate.A station building of Sanriku Railway parts from JR. In addition, the second floor of Sanriku Railway Miyako station becomes the main office of Sanriku railroad.-Line:*JR East**Yamada Line...

      ("Route 106 Express Bus")
    • For Iwate-Funakoshi Station
      Iwate-Funakoshi Station
      is a train station in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

       via Miyako Station("Route 106 Express Bus")
    • For Numakunai via Kuriyagawa Station
      Kuriyagawa Station
      is a railway station of Iwate Ginga Railway on the Iwate Ginga Line. It is located in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.-Station structure:* 1-way, 2-track, above-ground station.Platforms...

       and Iwate-Shibutami
  • Iwate Kenkotsu Bus
    • For Ōfunato via Setamai
    • For Hanamaki Airport
      Hanamaki Airport
      or Iwate-Hanamaki Airport is an airport located north northeast of Hanamaki, a city in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan. On 4th April, 2009, a new terminal building was opened on the opposite side of the runway, replacing the now-defunct old terminal building that is situated next to Route 4...


Long-distance (Highway bus)

Departs from the west exit
  • For Aomori Station
    Aomori Station
    is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...

     via Kosaka ("Asunaro")
  • For Hirosaki Bus Terminai via Tohoku-Ōwani ("Yodel")
  • For Hachinohe Rapia via Kunohe ("Hassei")
  • For Sendai Station
    Sendai Station (Miyagi)
    is the major railway hub of the Tōhoku region in Japan, serving more passengers than any station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line...

     ("Urban")
  • For Karumai or Ōno ("Win day")
  • For Lake Towada ("Towadako")


Departs from the east exit
  • For Ōdate Station
    Odate Station
    is the western terminus of the Hanawa Line, and also a station on the Ōu Main Line located in Odate, Akita. Ōdate Station is home to a Hachikō statue .- Lines :* JR East** Ōu Main Line** Hanawa Line...

     via Kazuno-Hanawa Station
    Kazuno-Hanawa Station
    is located on the JR Hanawa Line in Kazuno, Akita.-Bus services:*Shūhoku Bus**For Lake Towada via Towada-Minami Station and Ōyu-Onsen**For Kosaka**For Hanawa*Towada taxi bus**For Yonnotai via Ōyu-Onsen*Highway bus**For Morioka Station...

     ("Michinoku")
  • For Jōboji or Ninohe Station
    Ninohe Station
    is a railway station on the JR East and Iwate Ginga Railway. It is located in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan.- Line :*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Ginga Railway**Iwate Ginga Railway Line- Surrounding area :* JR Bus Tōhoku Ninohe Bus office* Ninohe Police station...

     ("Super Yūyū")
  • For Tokyo Station
    Tokyo Station
    is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....

     via Ikebukuro Station
    Ikebukuro Station
    is a railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.71 million passengers on an average daily in 2007, it is the second-busiest train station in the world , and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from...

     ("Rakuchin", All reserved seats)

History

  • November 1, 1890: Station is opened.
  • June 25, 1921: Tazawako Line is started.
  • October 10, 1923: Yamada Line is started.
  • June 23, 1982: Tōhoku Shinkansen is started.
  • March 22, 1997: Akita Shinkansen is started.

Adjacent stations

East Japan Railway Company
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Shin-Hanamaki Station
Shin-Hanamaki Station
is a railway station located in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It serves two lines for JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen and Kamaishi Line.Two separate station buildings contain the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Kamaishi Line platforms...

 - Morioka Station - Iwate-Numakunai Station
Iwate-Numakunai Station
is a railway station located in Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen*Iwate Galaxy Railway**Iwate Galaxy Railway Line-History:*September 1, 1891: Station is opened as Numukunai Station...

Tōhoku Main Line
Senbokuchō Station
Senbokuchō Station
is a train station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

 - Morioka Station
Yamada Line
Morioka Station - Kami-Morioka Station
Kami-Morioka Station
is a train station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...

Tazawako Line
Morioka Station - Ōkama Station
Ōkama Station
is a train station in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...


Iwate Ginga Railway Company
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Morioka Station - Aoyama Station
Aoyama Station (Iwate)
is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Iwate Ginga Railway Line. It is located in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.-Station structure:* 2-way, 2-track, above-ground station.Platforms...

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