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).

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
Tazawako
towards Akita
Akita Shinkansen 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
Shizukuishi Station is located in Japan
Shizukuishi Station
Shizukuishi Station
Shizukuishi Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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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

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 549 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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.
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