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Maesawa Station

前沢駅
Maesawa Station; 前沢駅
	Maesawa Station, July 2012
General information
Location	Maesawa-ku Mikka-machi, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0000; Japan
Coordinates	39°02′56″N 141°07′35″E / 39.0488°N 141.1264°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	459.9 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
Passengers
FY2018	507 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Maesawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Maesawa Station Maesawa Station (Japan)

Maesawa Station (前沢駅, Maesawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Maesawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 459.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kitakami and Morioka
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	(passing loop)
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Ichinoseki and Sendai

History

Maesawa Station opened on 1 November 1890. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2005.^{[citation needed]}