Maesawa Station 前沢駅 | |||||||||||
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 Maesawa Station, July 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Maesawa-ku Mikka-machi, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0000 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°02′56″N 141°07′35″E / 39.0488°N 141.1264°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 459.9 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1890 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 507 daily | ||||||||||
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  Maesawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Maesawa Station Maesawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Maesawa Station (前沢駅, Maesawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of 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
The 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 |
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 507 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Maesawa Post Office
- Maesawa High School
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)