| Tazawako Station | |||||||
| Native Name: | 田沢湖駅 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
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| Style: | JR East | ||||||
| Address: | 68 Danzaka, Tazawako Obonai, Semboku City | ||||||
| Borough: | Akita Prefecture | ||||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||||
| Map Type: | Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan Tohoku#Japan | ||||||
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| Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks: | 3 | ||||||
| Structure: | At grade | ||||||
| Status: | Staffed (Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine installed) | ||||||
| Former: | Obonai (until 1966) | ||||||
| Passengers: | 346 daily | ||||||
| Pass Year: | FY2012 | ||||||
is a railway station on the Tazawako Line in Semboku, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tazawako Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 rail km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station.
Tazawako Station consists of a single side platform and an island platform. The station building, by architect Shigeru Ban, with its glass facade, received the Good Design Prize. Tazawako Station was selected to be one of the Hundred Stations of Tohoku.
Tazawako Station opened on August 31, 1923, as on the Japanese Government Railways, which became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1966. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Services on the Akita Shinkansen began on March 22, 1997.