Shizukuishi Station

Railway station in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
  • The symbol for the Akita Shinkansen run by JR East. Akita Shinkansen
  •      Tazawako Line
Distance16.0 km (9.9 mi) from MoriokaPlatforms1 side + island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 June 1921; 102 years ago (1921-06-15)PassengersFY2015549 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tazawako
towards Akita
 Akita Shinkansen
Komachi
 Morioka
towards Tokyo
Harukiba
towards Ōmagari
 Tazawako Line Koiwai
towards Morioka
Location
Shizukuishi Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
Shizukuishi Station
Shizukuishi Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
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Shizukuishi Station is located in Japan
Shizukuishi Station
Shizukuishi Station
Shizukuishi Station (Japan)
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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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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

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Stations of the Akita Shinkansen

For stations between Tokyo and Morioka, see Tōhoku Shinkansen