Mizusawa-Esashi Station

Mizusawa-Esashi Station (水沢江刺駅, Mizusawa-Esashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mizusawa-Esashi Station

水沢江刺駅
Mizusawa-Esashi Station in January 2006
LocationMizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0132
Japan
Coordinates39.145339°N 141.188693°E / 39.145339; 141.188693
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 14, 1985
Passengers
FY20181,003 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ichinoseki
(limited service)
toward Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen
(limited service)
 Kitakami
(limited service)
toward Shin-Aomori
Ichinoseki
toward Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen Kitakami
toward Morioka
Ichinoseki
(limited service)
toward Tokyo
 Akita Shinkansen
Komachi
(limited service)
 Kitakami
(limited service)
toward Akita
Location
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station (Japan)

Lines

Mizusawa-Esashi Station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori. It is 470.1 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Shinkansen at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The 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

History

Mizusawa-Esashi Station opened on March 14, 1985, three years after the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,003 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 424. ISBN 4533029809.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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