Mizusawa Station

Mizusawa Station

水沢駅
Mizusawa Station in March 2007
General information
Location1-9-1 Higashiodori, Mizusawa-ku, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0828
Japan
Coordinates39°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
Distance470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1890
Passengers
FY20181,859 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Terminus Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid Aterui
 Kanegasaki
towards Morioka
Rikuchū-Orii
towards Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Location
Mizusawa Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Mizusawa Station
Mizusawa Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Mizusawa Station is located in Japan
Mizusawa Station
Mizusawa Station
Mizusawa Station (Japan)
Wind chimes at the Mizusawa Station platform

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).

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

The 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

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

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,859 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 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.