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Shichinohe-Towada Station (七戸十和田駅, Shichinohe-Towada-eki) is a railway station on the Tohoku Shinkansen in Shichinohe, Aomori, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 4 December 2010.
Shichinohe-Towada Station 七戸十和田駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Shichinohe-Towada Station in May 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Arakumanai, Shichinohe, Kamikita District, Aomori Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tohoku Shinkansen | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 December 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 497 daily | ||||||||||||||
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  Shichinohe-Towada Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||||||
Lines
Shichinohe-Towada Station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori.
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with no passing tracks.[1] The platforms are 263 m long and capable of handling 10-car trains. A track maintenance depot is located north of the station, with the connecting turnouts covered by a large snow shelter.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Shin-Aomori |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |
Some trains pass this station.
History
Construction of the new station started in August 2008, with completion scheduled for September 2009. The station opened on 4 December 2010 with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension from Hachinohe to Shin-Aomori.[3]
Initially named provisionally as Shichinohe Station, the name of the new station was announced on 29 July 2009, to emphasize the station's role as a gateway to Lake Towada.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2010 | 475[6] |
| 2011 | 497[5] |
Bus terminal
Highway buses
- Sirius; For Ikebukuro Station and Tokyo Station[7]
- Enburi; For Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station[8]
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
References
- Makino, Kazuto (September 2012). "新幹線９９駅 第6回 地平にある新幹線駅" [99 Shinkansen Stations Part 6: Ground-level Shinkansen Stations]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52, no. 617. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–77.
- Misawa, Manabu (January 2010). "東北新幹線・九州新幹線 建設状況最新レポート". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 309. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 29–35.
- JR East press release: "東北新幹線の新駅の駅名について" (29 July 2009). Retrieved 29 July 2009. (in Japanese)
- "東北新幹線新駅名決定" (29 July 2009) Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 July 2009. (in Japanese)
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "八戸・十和田・七戸／三沢・野辺地・むつ 〔シリウス号／しもきた号〕 | 高速バス | 国際興業バス". 5931bus.com (in Japanese). Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- "えんぶり号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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