Mizusawa Station

Mizusawa Station
水沢駅
Mizusawa Station in March 2007
Location 1-9-1 Higashiodori, Mizusawa-ku, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0828
Japan
Coordinates 39°08′21″N 141°08′46″E / 39.1392°N 141.1462°E / 39.1392; 141.1462Coordinates: 39°08′21″N 141°08′46″E / 39.1392°N 141.1462°E / 39.1392; 141.1462
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Status Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 November 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 1,866 daily
Location
Mizusawa Station
Location within Japan
Wind chimes at the Mizusawa Station platform

Mizusawa Station (水沢駅, Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mizusawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 470.1 km (292.1 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Mizusawa 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 staffed ticket office. The station is noted for the numerous nambu furin (wind chimes), and the station is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[1]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Rikuchū-Orii - Kanegasaki

History

Mizusawa station opened on 1 November 1890.[2] 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,866 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 100. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  3. ↑ 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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