Shizukuishi Station

Shizukuishi Station (雫石駅, Shizukuishi-eki) is a railway station on the Tazawako Line in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shizukuishi Station

雫石駅
Shizukuishi Station in 2007
Location46-3 Teranoshita, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 020-0524
Japan
Coordinates39°41′21.7″N 140°58′29.5″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance16.0 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side + island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 15, 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)549
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tazawako
toward Akita
 Akita Shinkansen
Komachi		 Morioka
toward Tokyo
Harukiba
toward Ōmagari
 Tazawako Line Koiwai
toward Morioka
Location
Shizukuishi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shizukuishi Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 16.0 km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Shizukuishi Station is an elevated station with a single side platform and an island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Tazawako Line for Tazawako, Ōmagari
Morioka
■ Akita Shinkansen Morioka, Sendai, Tokyo
for Ōmagari, Akita
2 ■ Tazawako Line for Morioka
■ Akita Shinkansen for Ōmagari, Akita
3 ■ Tazawako Line for Tazawako, Kakunodate, Ōmagari
for Morioka

History

Shizukuishi Station opened on June 15, 1921. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 549 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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