is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company. Lines Ichinohe Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 64.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Morioka Station and 599.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station. Station layout Ichinohe Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed. Platforms Adjacent stations Route bus JR Bus Tohoku For Ninohe Station For Kuzumaki via Kozuya Nanbu Bus Iwate-Kenhoku Bus History The station was opened on 15 February 1893, with the name rendered in Japanese as . The kanji characters for the name were changed to on 1 November 1907. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 587 passengers daily. Surrounding area Ichinohe Town Hall Ichinohe Post Office See also List of Railway Stations in Japan References External links Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1893 Ichinohe, Iwate