Hanamaki-Kūkō Station
# Hanamaki-Kūkō Station

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station (花巻空港駅, Hanamaki Kūkō-eki, lit. "Hanamaki Airport Station") is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

## Lines

Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 505.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

## Station layout

The station has an island platform and a single side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (not normally used) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Morioka |

## History

The station opened as Nimaibashi Station (二枚橋駅) on 20 November 1932. It was renamed Hanamaki-Kūkō Station on 13 March 1988. 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 650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Hanamaki Airport
* Tōhoku Expressway
