Tazawa Station (田沢駅, Tazawa-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tazawa Station 田沢駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Tazawa Station, November 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5148-2 Toyoshina-Tazawa, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-7102 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′07″N 137°56′25″E / 36.3019°N 137.9403°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 555.9 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinonoi Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 21.6 km from Shiojiri | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 June 1902 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 530 | ||||||||||||||
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  Tazawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Tazawa Station Tazawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Tazawa Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 21.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage.[1] The station is a Kan'i itaku station.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |
History edit
Tazawa Station opened on 15 June 1902. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 530 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Toyoshina-Higashi Elementary School
National Route 19
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tazawa Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)