Maesawa Station

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).

Maesawa Station

前沢駅
Maesawa Station, July 2012
LocationMaesawa-ku Mikka-machi, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0000
Japan
Coordinates39.0488°N 141.1264°E / 39.0488; 141.1264
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance459.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)507 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Hiraizumi
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Rikuchū-Orii
toward Morioka
Location
Maesawa Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Maesawa Station
Maesawa Station (Japan)

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
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 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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