Hanamaki Airport Station Hanamaki-Kūkō Station is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company, with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.WWW jreast.co.jp/estation/sta...LinesHanamaki-Kūkō is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 505.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.Station layoutThe 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.HistoryThe station opened as Nimaibashi Station 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 on 1 April 1987.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 650 passengers daily.Surrounding area Hanamaki Airport Tōhoku Expressway