Mizusawa Station

Railway station in Ōshu, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

39°08′21″N 141°08′46″E / 39.1392°N 141.1462°E / 39.1392; 141.1462Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Tōhoku Main LineDistance470.1 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks3Other informationStatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1890PassengersFY20181,859 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Terminus		Tōhoku Main Line Rapid Aterui		Kanegasaki towards Morioka
Rikuchū-Orii towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Kanegasaki towards Morioka

Location
Mizusawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Mizusawa Station Mizusawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mizusawa Station (水沢駅, Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mizusawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 470.1 km (292.1 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has an island platform and a single side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station is noted for the numerous nambu furin (wind chimes), and the station is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.^[1]

Platforms

1, 2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kitakami and Morioka
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki

History

Mizusawa station opened on 1 November 1890.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Mizusawa Post office
Ōshū City Office
Kitakami River
National Route 4
National Route 297

References

^ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 100. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ 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.