Mizusawa Station

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).

Mizusawa Station 水沢駅
Mizusawa Station in March 2007
General information
Location	1-9-1 Higashiodori, Mizusawa-ku, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0828 Japan
Coordinates	39.1392°N 141.1462°E / 39.1392; 141.1462
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1890
Passengers
FY2018	1,859 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
Location Mizusawa Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Show map of Iwate Prefecture Mizusawa Station Mizusawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Wind chimes at the Mizusawa Station platform

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 fūrin (Japanese 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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
2. 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.
3. 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 Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)