Takizawa Station

Takizawa Station (滝沢駅, Takizawa-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the city of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.[1]

Takizawa Station 滝沢駅
Takizawa Station in May 2006
Location	90 Nozawa, Takizaw-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0622 Japan
Coordinates	39°47′56.1″N 141°8′57.8″E
Operated by	Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Distance	12.2 km from Morioka
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 January 1906
Passengers
FY2015	3,095 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sugo toward Morioka Hanawa Line Shibutami toward Ōdate Preceding station Iwate Galaxy Railway Following station Sugo toward Morioka Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Shibutami toward Metoki
Location
Takizawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Takizawa Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 12.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Morioka Station, and 547.5 kilometers from Tokyo Station. Trains of the JR East Hanawa Line, which officially terminates at Kōma, usually continue on to Morioka Station, stopping at all intermediate stations, including Takisawa Station.

Station layout

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

A special fenced area for rail enthusiasts and photographers, called "Takizawa Station Train Spotters", was set up at the south end of platform 2/3 on 14 October 2017.[2]

Platforms

1	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe, and Hachinohe
	■ Hanawa Line	for Ōbuke, Araya-Shinmachi, and Kazuno-Hanawa
2	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Iwate-Numakunai, Ninohe, and Hachinohe for Morioka
3	■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line	for Morioka

History

Takizawa Station opened on 21 January 1906.[1] The station building was rebuilt in September 1967. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,095 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

• Iwate Prefectural University
• Morioka University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Iwate Galaxy Railway Co., Ltd. "Takizawa Station" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2013.
2. IGRいわて銀河鉄道　滝沢駅に撮影スポット「TRAIN SPOTTER'S」誕生 ["Train Spotters" photography area set up at IGR Iwate Ginza Railway Takizawa Station]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 47 no. 405. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. January 2018. p. 38.
3. 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)