Mizusawa Station (水沢駅, Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Mizusawa Station 水沢駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Mizusawa Station in March 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 470.1 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1890 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 1,859 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editMizusawa 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
editThe 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 fūrin (Japanese wind chimes), and the station is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki |
History
editMizusawa 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
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Mizusawa Post office
- Ōshū City Office
- Kitakami River
National Route 4
National Route 297
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to Mizusawa Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
