Mizusawa Station
Mizusawa Station 水沢駅 | |
|---|---|
 Mizusawa Station, March 2007 | |
| Location |
Mizusawa-ku, 1-9-1 Higashidori, Ōshū, Iwate （岩手県奥州市水沢区東大通り一丁目9-1） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2012) | 1979 daily |
Mizusawa Station (水沢駅 Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mizusawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 470.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Mizusawa Station has an island platform and a single side platform, connected to the station building by an overhead passage. The station is staffed and has a Green Window ticket counter. The station is noted for the numerous nambu furin (wind chimes), and the station is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[1]
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Rikuchū-Orii | - | Kanegasaki | ||
History
Mizusawa station opened on 1 November 1890.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
- Mizusawa Post office
- Ōshū City Office
- Kitakami River
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Japan National Route 4 -
Japan National Route 297
References
- ↑ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 100. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°08′21″N 141°08′46″E / 39.1392°N 141.1462°E