Iwakiri Station
Iwakiri Station is a junction railway station in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station also has a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company.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. 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
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 on 1 April 1987.Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,610 passengers daily. 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
