is a railway station in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(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.

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.

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.

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

References

External links

* {{Tohoku Main Line Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Tōhoku Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Ōshū, Iwate Stations of East Japan Railway Company