An image reading apparatus (A) includes a plurality of light sources (6) arranged in a row, and a hollow portion (14) for guiding light emitted from the light sources toward an image read line (S). The hollow portion (14) is divided by a plurality of partitions (15) into a plurality of individual sections (14a). As a result, it is possible to illuminate the longitudinally opposite ends and longitudinally central portion of the image read line (S) uniformly.