Maegata Station
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JR EastMaegata Station 前潟駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station building (June 2023) | |||||||||||
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| Location | 153-1 Kamikuriyagawa-Maegata, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture 020-0143 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°42′46.09″N 141°06′3.6″E / 39.7128028°N 141.101000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tazawako Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 72.2 km (44.9 mi) from Omagari[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 March 2023 | ||||||||||
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Maegata Station (前潟駅, Maegata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station was opened on March 18, 2023. According to the city of Morioka, the station is expected to record 1,700 passengers per day.[2][3]
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- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
Station design
It is an above-ground station with an 85 m (279 ft) long single platform for 4-car trains with a shaded area the length of 2-car trains or approximately 40 m (130 ft).[9][2] The station itself is a one-story steel frame building with a waiting room of about 15 m2 (160 sq ft).[9]
It is located on the north side of Aeon Mall Morioka. In front of the station, there is a station square and rotary maintained by the city of Morioka, a boarding and alighting station for people with physical disabilities, and a bicycle parking station for about 100 bicycles, as well as parking for 5 motorcycles.[2]
The station is unstaffed and does not have an automobile parking lot, but does have a drop-off area and a waiting area for one taxi.[9][3] A simple Suica ticket gate is installed.[11]There are no automatic ticket vending machine or numbered ticket issuing machines at this station.[12] In lieu of an elevator, there is a ramp up to the platform level inside the station building. Washrooms are also available inside the station.
- Maegata Station
Platform with simple Suica turnstile (June 2023)
Station name sign (March 2023)
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Station area
There are commercial facilities on the south side of the station, and the Shizukuishi River flows to the south. The Morioka West Bypass and Iwate/Akita Prefectural Route 1 pass through this side. The interchange of the Tohoku Expressway is also on this side. There are fields on the north side of the station, and the Morokuzu River flows behind them. On the opposite bank of the river is a large residential area.
