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Railway station in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Shizukuishi Station
雫石駅
Shizukuishi Station in May 2024
General information
Location46-3 Teranoshita, Shizukuishi Town, Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture 020-0524
Japan
Coordinates39°41′21.7″N 140°58′29.5″E / 39.689361°N 140.974861°E / 39.689361; 140.974861
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance16.0 km (9.9 mi) from Morioka
Platforms1 side + island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1921; 103 years ago (1921-06-15)
Passengers
FY2015549
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tazawakotowards Akita Akita ShinkansenKomachi Moriokatowards Tokyo
Harukibatowards Ōmagari Tazawako Line Koiwaitowards Morioka
Location
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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).

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

Stations of the Akita Shinkansen

For stations between Tokyo and Morioka, see Tōhoku Shinkansen

Stations of the Tazawako Line
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