Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station 水沢江刺駅 | |
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| Mizusawa-Esashi Station in January 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Iwate (See other stations in Iwate) |
| City | Ōshū |
| Neighborhood etc. | Mizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae |
| Postal code | 023-0104 |
| (in Japanese) | 岩手県奥州市水沢区羽田町駅前1丁目185番地 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1985 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Statistics | 946 passengers/day (FY2010)[1] |
Mizusawa-Esashi Station (水沢江刺駅 Mizusawa-Esashi-eki) is a railway station in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mizusawa-Esashi Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori. It is 470.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Shinkansen at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Mizusawa-Esashi Station has two elevated opposed side platforms with chest-high platform edge doors. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Shin-Aomori and Akita |
| 2 | ■Tohoku Shinkansen | for Sendai, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Hayabusa: no stop | ||||
| Hayate: no stop | ||||
| Ichinoseki | Yamabiko | Kitakami | ||
History
Mizusawa-Esashi Station opened on March 14, 1985, three years after the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen.[2]
Surrounding area
- Kitakami River
Japan National Route 397
Japan National Route 456- Mizusawa Racecource
References
- ↑ JR East statistics. 2010 passenger statistics
- ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 424, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.
External links
- JR East station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°E