Ishinomaki Station

Ishinomaki Station (石巻駅, Ishinomaki-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ishinomaki Station

石巻駅
Ishinomaki Station, May 2009
LocationIsenba, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 986-0826
Japan
Coordinates38°26′07″N 141°18′13″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance27.9 km from Kogota
Platforms1 bay + side + 1 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1912
Passengers
FY20183,343
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Sobanokami
toward Kogota
 Ishinomaki Line Rikuzen-Inai
toward Onagawa
Yamoto
toward Sendai
 Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Special Rapid
 Terminus
Rikuzen-Yamashita
toward Sendai
 Senseki-Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
 Rikuzen-Inai
toward Onagawa
Senseki-Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
 Terminus
Rikuzen-Yamashita
toward Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line
Location
Ishinomaki Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Ishinomaki Station
Ishinomaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Ishinomaki Station is served by both the Ishinomaki Line and the Senseki Line / Senseki-Tōhoku Line (of which it is a terminal station). It is located 27.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Ishinomaki Line at Kogota Station and 49.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station, and 47.2 kilometers from the end of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line at Sendai

Station layout

The station has one bay platform for the Senseki Line with two bays, and a side platform and an island platform for the Ishinomaki Line. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Sensekitohoku line for Shiogama
2 ■ Senseki Line for Aoba-Dori
3, 4, 5 ■ Ishinomaki Line for Maeyachi and Kogota
for Onagawa

History
The Senseki Line station in April 1990

Ishinomaki Station opened on October 28, 1912 on what would become the Ishinomaki Line. On November 22, 1928, Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station (宮電石巻駅) opened, served by the Miyagi Electric Railway (the present-day Senseki Line). On May 1, 1944, the Miyagi Electric Railway was nationalized and Miyaden-Ishinomaki Station was renamed Ishinomaki Station, resulting in two nearby stations both named Ishinomaki Station. On July 21, 1990, the Senseki Line and Ishinomaki Line were joined together at a single Ishinomaki Station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,243 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
Ishinomaki Station in May 2009

The station and surrounding streets known as "Manga Road" are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori. The entrance to the station features characters from Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider.

See also

References
  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.

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