Mizusawa-Esashi Station Explained

Mizusawa-Esashi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:水沢江刺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Mlanguage:
Shinjitai:水沢江刺駅
Kyujitai:水澤江刺驛
Hiragana:みずさわえさしえき
Address:Mizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū City, Iwate Prefecture 023-0132
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:1,003 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan Tohoku#Japan

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 to . 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

History

Mizusawa-Esashi Station opened on March 14, 1985, three years after the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,003 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.