Kōma Station (Iwate)
# Kōma Station (Iwate)

Kōma Station (好摩駅, Kōma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the operated by the third sector Iwate Ginga Railway Company.

## Lines

Kōma Station is a terminal station on the JR East Hanawa Line, and is located 106.9 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ōdate Station in Akita Prefecture. However, most trains continue on to Morioka Station. It is also a station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 21.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station.

## Station layout

Kōma Station is an elevated station with a single side platform and single island platform connected by footbridges, serving three tracks.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Takizawa and Morioka |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Ōbuke and Kazuno-Hanawa |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Galaxy Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe, and Hachinohe |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Galaxy Railway Line | for Takizawa and Morioka |

## History

Kōma Station opened on September 1, 1891, serving the village of Tamayama, Iwate. A new station building was completed in May 2011.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,973 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* National Route 4
* Kōma Post Office
* Kitakami River
