Maesawa Station
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Maesawa Station 前沢駅 | |
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 Maesawa Station, July 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Maesawa-ku Mikka-machi, Ōshū, Iwate （岩手県奥州市前沢区三日町浦） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2012 | 560 daily |
Maesawa Station (前沢駅, Maesawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Maesawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 459.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Maesawa Station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (passing loop) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Ichinoseki and Miyagi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Hiraizumi | - | Rikuchū-Orii | ||
History
Maesawa Station opened on 1 November 1890. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2005.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
- Maesawa Post Office
- Maesawa High School