Hiraizumi Station
# Hiraizumi Station

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).

## 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)
* Ihatov; For Ōmiya Station, Kawaguchi Station, Akabane Station, and Ikebukuro Station (Iwateken Kotsu)
