Misawa Station
Misawa Station 三沢駅 | |
|---|---|
 JR Misawa Station (now Aoimori Railway) | |
| Location |
Ōaza Inuotose Aza Furumagi 51-7, Misawa, Aomori （青森県三沢市大字犬落瀬字古間木51-7） Japan |
| Operated by | Aoimori Railway |
| Line(s) | Aoimori Railway Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Previous names | Furumaki (until 1961) |
Misawa Station (三沢駅 Misawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 75.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Aoimori Railway Line at Aomori Station. It was also a terminus of the Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line until the closure of that line in 2012.
History
Misawa Station was opened on April 1, 1896 as the Furumaki Station (古間木駅 Furumaki-eki) on the Nippon Railway. It became a station on the Tōhoku Main Line of Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to the Japanese National Railways (JNR), when the Nippon Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1906. On September 4, 1922 it became a joint station, when the Towada Railway (present-day Towada Kankō Electric Railway, also known as Tōtetsu) connected Furumaki with Towadashi Station. The Tōtetsu Furumaki Station was relocated 120 meters away on October 1, 1926 and a new station building was completed on January 1, 1959. The Tōtetsu station was renamed Misawa Station on March 1, 1961 and the JNR station followed on March 20 of the same year. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR Misawa Station came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Freight services were discontinued in June 2006. The control of the Tōhoku Main Line (between Hachinohe and Aomori) was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010, the day the Tōhoku Shinkansen was extended to Shin-Aomori. On April 1, 2012 Towada Kankō Electric Railway discontinued its railway business.[1]
Until the operational change in 2010, the JR station was served by the limited express trains Tsugaru, Hakuchō and Super Hakuchō.
Lines
In operation:
- Aoimori Railway
Closed:
Station layout
Aoimori Railway's Misawa Station has two island platforms serving three tracks. The station building is elevated, and built over the tracks. The station is fully manned. The station building has a ticketing counter, as well as automatic ticketing machines.
The Tōtetsu Misawa Station had one bay platform serving two tracks. The station had a manned service window and automatic ticket machines.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | For Noheji and Aomori |
| 2 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | For Hachinohe |
| 3 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | (siding) |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
| Mukaiyama | - | Kogawara | ||
Nearby
- Aomori Prefectural Misawa Commercial High School
- Komaki Onsen
- Misawa Station Post Office
See also
Gallery
JR tracks and platforms from pedestrian bridge.
JR East Hakuchō limited express departing northbound from the Misawa train station.
Tōtetsu train leaves Misawa station
Ticket inspector on Tōtetsu platform (October 2005)
References
- ↑ 十和田観光電鉄線：惜別 歴史刻み廃止 運行８９年、三沢駅で式典 ／青森 (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- JTB Timetable December 2010 issue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Misawa Station. |
- Aoimori Railway station information page (Japanese)
Coordinates: 40°40′07.82″N 141°21′13.11″E / 40.6688389°N 141.3536417°E