Takizawa Station

Takizawa Station
滝沢駅

Takizawa Station in May 2006
Location 90 Nozawa, Takizaw-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0622
Japan
Coordinates 39°47′56.1″N 141°8′57.8″E / 39.798917°N 141.149389°E / 39.798917; 141.149389
Operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s) Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance 12.2 km from Morioka
Platforms 1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 21 January 1906
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 3095 daily
Location
Takizawa Station
Location within Japan

Takizawa Station (滝沢駅, Takizawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway. [1]

Lines

Takizawa Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 12.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 547.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station. Trains of the JR East Hanawa Line, which officially terminates at Kōma usually continue on to Morioka Station, stopping at all intermediate stations, including Takisawa Station.

Station layout

Takizawa Station has one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe
 Hanawa Line for Ōbuke, Araya-Shinmachi and Kazuno-Hanawa
2  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe and Hachinohe
forMorioka
3  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Morioka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Sugo   -   Shibutami
Hanawa Line
Sugo   express Hachimantai   Shibutami
Sugo   -   Shibutami

History

Takizawa Station was opened on 21 January 1906.[1] The station building was rebuilt in September 1967. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,095 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd. "Takizawa Station" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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