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
Location	Mizusawa-ku 1-185 Hadacho-emikae, Ōshū-shi, Iwate-ken 023-0132 Japan
Coordinates	39.145339°N 141.188693°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Distance	470.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 14, 1985
Passengers
FY2018	1,003 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ichinoseki (limited service) toward Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa (limited service) Kitakami (limited service) toward Shin-Aomori Ichinoseki toward Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Kitakami toward Morioka Ichinoseki (limited service) toward Tokyo Akita Shinkansen Komachi (limited service) Kitakami (limited service) toward Akita
Location
Mizusawa-Esashi Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Mizusawa-Esashi Station Mizusawa-Esashi Station (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	■ Tohoku Shinkansen	for Morioka, Shin-Aomori and Akita
2	■ Tohoku 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 424. ISBN 4533029809.
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)