Mizusawa-Esashi Station

Mizusawa-Esashi Station
水沢江刺駅
Mizusawa-Esashi Station in January 2006
Location Mizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0132
Japan
Coordinates 39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°E / 39.145339; 141.188693Coordinates: 39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°E / 39.145339; 141.188693
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance 470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened March 14, 1985
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 1,016 daily
Location
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Location within Japan

Mizusawa-Esashi Station (水沢江刺駅, Mizusawa-Esashi-eki) is a railway station on the Tohoku Shinkansen in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mizusawa-Esashi Station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori. It is 470.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Shinkansen at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Mizusawa-Esashi Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with chest-high platform edge doors. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Morioka, Shin-Aomori and Akita
2 ■ Tohoku Shinkansen for Sendai, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Hayabusa: Does not stop at this station
Ichinoseki   Hayate
Yamabiko		   Kitakami

Some Hayate trains pass non-stop at this station.

History

Mizusawa-Esashi Station opened on March 14, 1985, three years after the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,016 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 424. ISBN 4533029809.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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