title: Iwakiri Station
text: # Iwakiri Station
  
  Iwakiri Station (岩切駅, Iwakiri-eki) is a junction railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Iwakiri station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line and is located at starting point for the junction for the Rifu Branch Line to Rifu. It is 359.9 km from Tokyo Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two island platforms connected by an underground passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Rifu |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai (trains starting at Rifu) |
  | 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Ichinoseki, Matsushima, and Kogota |
  | 4 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 11 October 1888. 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 4,610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | Daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2000 | 3,253 |
  | 2005 | 3,602 |
  | 2010 | 3,984 |
  | 2015 | 4,534 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Sendai City Iwakiri Junior High School
  