Tazawa Station

Tazawa Station
Tazawa Station; 田沢駅
	Tazawa Station, November 2013
Location	5148-2 Toyoshina-Tazawa, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-7102; Japan
Coordinates	36.3019°N 137.9403°E
Elevation	555.9 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinonoi Line
Distance	21.6 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=954
History
Opened	15 June 1902
Passengers
FY2015	530
Services
Location
	Tazawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Tazawa Station Tazawa Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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

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

1	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
2	■ Shinonoi Line	for Matsumoto and Shiojiri

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 530 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Toyoshina-Higashi Elementary School
National Route 19

References

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

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[Shinano-1] 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.

[jreast2015stats-2] 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.