Tsuchizawa Station Explained

Tsuchizawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:土沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:8-446 Tsuchizawa Tōwa-chō, Hanamak-shi, Iwate-ken 028-0114
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Kamaishi Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:15.9 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:24 October 1913
Passengers:168
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsuchizawa Station is served by the Kamaishi Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hanamaki Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Tsuchizawa Station opened on 24 October 1913 as a station on the, a light railway extending 65.4 km from to the now-defunct .[1] The line was nationalized in 1936, becoming the Kamaishi Line. 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 168 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Miyata. Hiroyuki. ja:釜石線ショートヒストリー ~路線と蒸気機関車~. A short history of the Kamaishi Line: The line and steam locomotives. . 54. 638. 24–25. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . Japanese. June 2014.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2020.