{{short description|Railway station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox station | name = Kitakami Station | style = JR East | native_name = 北上駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Kitakami sta08s3200.jpg | alt = | caption = East side of Kitakami Station in August 2007 | other_name = | address = 1-1-2 Odori, Kitakami City, Iwate-ken 024-0061 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{Coord|39.282198|N|141.122346|E|type:railwaystation|display=title, inline}} | operator = {{Plainlist| * {{ric|JR East|name=y}} * 23px JR Freight }} | line = {{Plainlist| * {{ric|JR East|Tohoku Shinkansen|name=y}} * {{rcb|JR East|Tohoku|yes}} * {{rcb|JR East|Kitakami|yes}} }} | distance = {{cvt|487.5|km}} from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} | platforms = 2 island + 2 side platforms | tracks = 5 | connections = {{rint|bus}} Bus | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (''Midori no Madoguchi'') | website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=564}} | opened = {{start date and age|1890|11|01|df=y}} | rebuilt = | closed = | former = Kurozawajiri Station (until 1954) | passengers = 3,778 daily | pass_year = FY2018 | map_type = Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan | services = {{Adjstn|system=JR East|line1=Tohoku Shinkansen |type1=Hayabusa|left1=Mizusawa-Esashi|right1=Shin-Hanamaki |type2=Yamabiko|left2=Mizusawa-Esashi|right2=Shin-Hanamaki |line4=Tohoku|left4=Rokuhara|right4=Hanamaki|type4=Rapid Aterui|oneway-left4=yes |line5=Tohoku|left5=Rokuhara|right5=Murasakino|note-mid5=Local |line6=Kitakami|right6=Yanagihara|to-right6=Yokote|note-mid6=Rapid<br />Local}} }} {{nihongo|'''Kitakami Station'''|北上駅|Kitakami-eki}} is a junction railway station in the city of Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
==Lines== Kitakami Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} to {{STN|Shin-Aomori|x}}, and also by local services on the Tōhoku Main Line and Kitakami Line. It is located 487.5 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station<ref name="teishajo1998"/> and is also a terminus for the Kitakami Line.
==Station layout== thumb|The shinkansen platforms in September 2009 The local portion of Kitakami Station has an island platform and a single side platform. However, the side platform is cut, forming a partial bay platform, so that the platform effectively serves two tracks. The Tōhoku Shinkansen portion of the station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks. All of the platforms are elevated. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.
===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-linem|pfn=0|span=2|first=2|linename=Kitakami Line|linecol=purple|dir=for {{STN|Hottoyuda|x}} and {{STN|Yokote|x}}}} {{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=MediumSeaGreen|dir=for {{STN|Hanamaki|x}}, {{STN|Yahaba|x}}, and {{STN|Morioka|x}} (starting trains only)}} {{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1|span=2|linename=Kitakami Line |linecol=purple|dir=for Hotto-Yuda and Yokoke}} {{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=MediumSeaGreen|dir=for Morioka, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only)<br />for {{STN|Mizusawa|x}}, {{STN|Hiraizumi|x}}, and {{STN|Ichinoseki|x}} (starting trains only)}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=MediumSeaGreen|dir=for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=MediumSeaGreen|dir=for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=11|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=spare platform}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=12|nidx= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=for {{STN|Morioka|x}}, {{STN|Shin-Aomori|x}}, and {{STN|Akita|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=13|first=3|nidx= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=for {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
==History== The station opened on 1 November 1890 as {{nihongo|'''Kurosawajiri Station'''|黒沢尻駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan |language= ja | volume = II| page = 411| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Kitakami Station on 10 November 1954.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> Services on the Tohoku Shinkansen commenced 30 March 1996.
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,778 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2018stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_03.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|year= 2019|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 May 2020}}</ref>
== Surrounding area == *Kitakami City Hall *Hotel Mets Kitakami *Kitakami Post office *Hotel CityPlaza Kitakami
== See also== * List of railway stations in Japan
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=564}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tohoku Shinkansen}} {{Tohoku Main Line}} {{Kitakami Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Kitakami, Iwate Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen Category:Kitakami Line Category:Tōhoku Main Line Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company Category:Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company