Nozawa Station

Nozawa Station (野沢駅, Nozawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the town of Nishiaizu, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nozawa Station 野沢駅
Nozawa Station, October 2013
General information
Location	Nozawa Shimokoya Otsu 3183, Nishiaizu-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-4406 Japan
Coordinates	37.5908°N 139.6446°E / 37.5908; 139.6446
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	106.2 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1913
Passengers
FY 2017	156 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kanose towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano Ogino towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Kami-Nojiri towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Onobori towards Kōriyama
Location Nozawa Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Nozawa Station Nozawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Nozawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 106.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Nozawa Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Gosen and Niitsu
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Kōriyama, Aizu-Wakamatsu
3	■ Ban'etsu West Line	(for trains starting at this station)

History

Nozawa Station opened on August 1, 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 156 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Nishiaizu Town Hall
• National Route 49

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)