Shizukuishi Station
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Shizukuishi Station 雫石駅 | |||||
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 Shizukuishi Station in 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 46-3 Teranoshita, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 020-0524 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°41′21.7″N 140°58′29.5″E / 39.689361°N 140.974861°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
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| Distance | 16.0 km from Morioka | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 15, 1921 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 549 | ||||
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Shizukuishi Station (雫石駅, Shizukuishi-eki) is a railway station on the Tazawako Line in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shizukuishi Station is served by the Tazawako Line and the Akita Shinkansen, and is located 16.0 km from the terminus of both lines at Morioka Station.
Station layout
Shizukuishi Station is an elevated station with a single side platform and an island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Tazawako, Ōmagari Morioka |
| ■ Akita Shinkansen | Morioka, Sendai, Tokyo for Ōmagari, Akita | |
| 2 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Morioka |
| ■ Akita Shinkansen | for Ōmagari, Akita | |
| 3 | ■ Tazawako Line | for Tazawako, Kakunodate, Ōmagari for Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Akita Shinkansen | ||||
| Morioka | Komachi | Tazawako | ||
| Tazawako Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Koiwai | Local | Harukiba | ||
History
Shizukuishi Station opened on June 15, 1921. 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 549 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Amihari ski resort and onsen
- Oushuku Onsen
- National Route 46
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links
