Maesawa Station

Maesawa Station
前沢駅

Maesawa Station, July 2012
Location Maesawa-ku Mikka-machi, Ōshū, Iwate
(岩手県奥州市前沢区三日町浦)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
History
Opened 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 560 daily

Maesawa Station (前沢駅 Maesawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Maesawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 459.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Maesawa Station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Morioka
2  Tōhoku Main Line (passing loop)
3  Tōhoku Main Line for Ichinoseki and Sendai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Hiraizumi - Rikuchū-Orii

History

Maesawa Station opened on 1 November 1890. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2005.

Surrounding area

External links

Coordinates: 39°02′56″N 141°07′35″E / 39.0488°N 141.1264°E / 39.0488; 141.1264

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