is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Maesawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 459.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Maesawa Station

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Maesawa Station

Platforms

History

Maesawa Station opened on 1 November 1890. It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 2005.

Maesawa Station

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 507 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Maesawa Post Office

Maesawa High School

See also

List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture

Tōhoku Main Line

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890

Ōshū, Iwate

Stations of East Japan Railway Company