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Mizusawa-Esashi Station

Coordinates: 39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°E / 39.145339; 141.188693
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Mizusawa-Esashi Station

水沢江刺駅
Mizusawa-Esashi Station in January 2006
Japanese name
Shinjitai水沢江刺駅
Kyūjitai水澤江刺驛
Hiraganaみずさわえさしえき
General information
LocationMizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū City, Iwate Prefecture 023-0132
Japan
Coordinates39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°E / 39.145339; 141.188693
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)The symbol for the Tohoku Shinkansen run by JR East. Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance470.1 km (292.1 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 14, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-14)
Passengers
FY20181,003 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ichinoseki
towards Tokyo
Tōhoku Shinkansen Kitakami
towards Shin-Aomori
Tōhoku Shinkansen Kitakami
towards Morioka
Location
Mizusawa-Esashi Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Mizusawa-Esashi Station is located in Tohoku, Japan
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station (Tohoku, Japan)
Mizusawa-Esashi Station is located in Japan
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Mizusawa-Esashi Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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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

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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

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1 The symbol for the Tohoku Shinkansen run by JR East. Tōhoku Shinkansen for Morioka, Shin-Aomori and Akita
2 The symbol for the Tohoku Shinkansen run by JR East. Tōhoku Shinkansen for Sendai, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

History

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

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 424. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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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