Misawa Station
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Misawa Station (三沢駅 Misawa-eki?) is the principal railroad station in the city of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Two railroads stop at Misawa: JR East Tohoku Main Line and Towada Kanko Electric Railway Line, or Tōtetsu.
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[edit] Layout
The JR portion of the station has two platforms with three lines. They have the following uses:
- Track 1: Trains toward Aomori
- Track 2: Trains toward Hachinohe
- Track 3: Trains reversing direction or waiting
The Tōtetsu station is a two-minute walk from the JR station. It has one platform serving two lines at ground level.
[edit] Nearby
- Aomori Prefectural Misawa Commercial High School
- Komaki Onsen
- Misawa Station Post Office
[edit] Use
About 1,770 people use JR Misawa Station each day.
[edit] History
Misawa Station opened (under the name Komaki Station) in 1894. It became part of the national system with the nationalization of 1906. The Towada Kanko Line began operations in 1922. The station took its present name in 1961. It became part of the JR system when the Japanese National Railways (JNR) was privatized in 1987.
[edit] Station structure
[edit] JR East
- 2-way, 3-track, above-ground station.
- Platforms
| 1 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | for Noheji and Aomori |
| 2 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | for Hachinohe Station |
| 3 | ■Tōhoku Main Line | (siding) |
- Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.
[edit] Towada Kanko Electric Railway
- 1-way, 2-track, above-ground station.
- Track 1: For.Towada-shi
- Track 2: (siding)
[edit] Adjacent stations
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