Mizusawa-Esashi Station

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).

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
Location	Mizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū City, Iwate Prefecture 023-0132 Japan
Coordinates	39.145339°N 141.188693°E / 39.145339; 141.188693
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance	470.1 km (292.1 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 14, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-14)
Passengers
FY2018	1,003 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ichinoseki towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Kitakami towards Shin-Aomori Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Kitakami towards Morioka
Location Mizusawa-Esashi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Mizusawa-Esashi Station Mizusawa-Esashi Station (Tohoku, Japan) Show map of Tohoku, Japan Mizusawa-Esashi Station Mizusawa-Esashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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	Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Morioka, Shin-Aomori and Akita
2	Tōhoku 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

• Kitakami River
• National Route 397
• National Route 456
• Mizusawa Racecourse

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.

External links

Media related to Mizusawa-Esashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)