Tazawako Station

Tazawako Station
田沢湖駅
Tazawako Station, September 2013
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Semboku
Neighborhood etc. 68 Danzaka, Tazawako Obonai
Postal code014-1201
(in Japanese)秋田県仙北市田沢湖生保内字男坂68
History
Year opened 1923
Former name Obonai Station
Present name since 1966
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tazawako Line
Statistics 346 passengers/day (FY2012)

Tazawako Station (田沢湖駅 Tazawako-eki) is a railway station on the Tazawako Line in Semboku, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tazawako Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 rail km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Tazawako Station consists of a single side platform and an island platform. The station building, by architect Shigeru Ban, with its glass facade, received the Good Design Prize. Tazawako Station was selected to be one of the Hundred Stations of Tohoku.

Platforms

1 ■Tazawako Line for Akita
■Akita Shinkansen for Akita
2 ■Tazawako Line for Morioka
■Akita Shinkansen for Morioka
3 ■Tazawako Line for bidirectional traffic

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Akita Shinkansen
Shizukuishi   Komachi   Kakunodate
Tazawako Line
Rapid: no stop
Akabuchi Local Sashimaki

History

Tazawako Station opened on August 31, 1923, as Obonai Station (生保内駅) on the Japanese Government Railways, which became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1966. 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tazawako Station.

Coordinates: 39°42′1″N 140°43′20.7″E / 39.70028°N 140.722417°E