Shizukuishi Station

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Shizukuishi Station
雫石駅
Shizukuishi Station, 2007
Location
Prefecture Iwate
(See other stations in Iwate)
Town Shizukuishi
Neighborhood etc. 68 Danzaka, Tazawako Obonai
Postal code014-1201
(in Japanese)岩手県岩手郡雫石町寺の下46-3
History
Year opened 1921
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tazawako Line
Statistics 574 passengers/day (FY2012)

Shizukuishi Station (雫石駅 Shizukuishi-eki) is a railway station on the Tazawako Line in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shizukuishi Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 16.0 rail km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Shizukuishi Station is an elevated station with a single side platform and an island platform.

Platforms

1 ■Tazawako Line for Tazawako, Ōmagari
Morioka
■Akita Shinkansen Morioka, Sendai, Tokyo
for Ōmagari, Akita
2 ■Tazawako Line for Morioka
■Akita Shinkansen for Ōmagari, Akita
3 ■Tazawako Line for Tazawako, Kakunodate, Ōmagari
for Morioka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Akita Shinkansen
Morioka   Komachi   Tazawako
Tazawako Line
Rapid: no stop
Koiwai Local Harukiba

History

Shizukuishi Station opened on June 15, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.

Surrounding area

External links

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Stations of the Akita Shinkansen
Stations of the Tazawako Line

Coordinates: 39°41′21.7″N 140°58′29.5″E / 39.689361°N 140.974861°E / 39.689361; 140.974861

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