Mizusawa-Esashi Station

Mizusawa-Esashi Station

水沢江刺駅
Mizusawa-Esashi Station; 水沢江刺駅
	Mizusawa-Esashi Station in January 2006
Location	Mizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0132; Japan
Coordinates	39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°ECoordinates: 39°08′43″N 141°11′19″E / 39.145339°N 141.188693°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance	470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 14, 1985
Passengers
FY2018	1,003 daily
Services
Location
	Mizusawa-Esashi Station Location within Iwate PrefectureShow map of Iwate PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

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[]

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[]

References[]

^ 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.
^ 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[]

Media related to Mizusawa-Esashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[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.

[jreast2018stats-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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