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Maegata Station

前潟駅
Maegata Station; 前潟駅
	Station building (June 2023)
General information
Location	153-1 Kamikuriyagawa-Maegata, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture 020-0143; Japan
Coordinates	39°42′46.09″N 141°06′3.6″E / 39.7128028°N 141.101000°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tazawako Line
Distance	72.2 km (44.9 mi) from Omagari
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unmanned station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 March 2023
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	Maegata Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Maegata Station Maegata Station (Japan)

Maegata Station (前潟駅, Maegata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station was opened on March 18, 2023. According to the city of Morioka, the station is expected to record 1,700 passengers per day.^[2]^[3]

History

2020
- January 16: The city of Morioka submits a petition to JR East to establish a station.^[4]
- August: Morioka and JR East conclude a basic agreement on the establishment of a station.^[5]
- October: Morioka and JR East sign a station design agreement.^[5]
2021
- February 25: Morioka and Aeon Mall conclude an agreement regarding the development of this station.^[5]^[6]
- August: The design of the station is completed.^[2]
- December: Construction of the station starts.^[3]
2022
- January 27: The name for the station is decided.^[7]
- April 27: A ceremony to pray for safety is held.^[8]
2023
- March 18: Opening of the station.^[9]^[10]
- May 27: IC card Suica will be available.^[11]

Station design

It is an above-ground station with an 85 m (279 ft) long single platform for 4-car trains with a shaded area the length of 2-car trains or approximately 40 m (130 ft).^[9]^[2] The station itself is a one-story steel frame building with a waiting room of about 15 m² (160 sq ft).^[9]

It is located on the north side of Aeon Mall Morioka. In front of the station, there is a station square and rotary maintained by the city of Morioka, a boarding and alighting station for people with physical disabilities, and a bicycle parking station for about 100 bicycles, as well as parking for 5 motorcycles.^[2]

The station is unmanned and does not have an automobile parking lot, but does have a drop-off area and a waiting area for one taxi.^[9]^[3] A simple Suica ticket gate is installed.^[11]There are no automatic ticket vending machine or numbered ticket issuing machines at this station.^[12] In lieu of an elevator, there is a ramp up to the platform level inside the station building. Washrooms are also available inside the station.

Maegata Station
Platform with simple Suica turnstile (June 2023)
Station name sign (March 2023)

Funding

The station was requested to be built after a petition by the city of Morioka.^[4] The total project cost of about ¥1.1 billion was provided by the city, including grants from the government, as well as ¥200 million contributed by Aeon Mall to the project.^[2]^[3]

Station area

There are commercial facilities on the south side of the station, and the Shizukuishi River flows to the south. The Morioka West Bypass and Iwate/Akita Prefectural Route 1 pass through this side. The interchange of the Tohoku Expressway is also on this side. There are fields on the north side of the station, and the Morokuzu River flows behind them. On the opposite bank of the river is a large residential area.