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Morioka Station
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Morioka Station east entrance in May 2024
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-48 Moriokaekimae-dori, Morioka City Iwate Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°42′05″N 141°08′11″E / 39.701442°N 141.136379°E / 39.701442; 141.136379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |
 Iwate Galaxy Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
 Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 535.3 km (332.6 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 1, 1890; 133 years ago (1890-11-01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morioka Station (Japanese: 盛岡駅, Japanese pronunciation: [Morioka-eki]) is a major railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR East.
Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is where the Akita Shinkansen splits off from the Tōhoku Shinkansen. It is located 535.3 km (332.6 mi) from Tokyo Station. Local JR East services are provided by the Tohoku Main Line, Tazawako Line and Yamada Line, all of which terminate at Morioka Station. The station is also the southern terminus of the third-sector Iwate Ginga Railway Line.
The station has three elevated island platforms for Shinkansen services, and four island platforms for local services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
| 0/1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai and Ninohe |
| ■ Hanawa Line | for Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa | |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| ■ Yamada Line | for Moichi and Miyako | |
| ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai (JR Line through operation | |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai (JR Line through operation | |
| 4/5 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| 6 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| ■ Yamada Line | for Moichi and Miyako | |
| 7 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hanamaki, Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| 8/9 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Shizukuishi and Ōmagari |
| 11/12 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai and Tokyo |
| 12/13 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai and Tokyo (Departure) |
| 14 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Ninohe, Hachinohe, Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto |
| ■ Akita Shinkansen | for Ōmagari and Akita |
The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, Nippon Railway. The line was nationalized in 1906. Services on the Tazawako Line started in 1921, on the Yamada line in 1923, the Tohoku Shinkansen in 1982 and the Akita Shinkansen in 1997. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 17,784 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The Iwate Ginga Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 3,257 passengers daily.[2]
