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).

Tazawa Station 田沢駅
Tazawa Station, November 2013
General information
Location	5148-2 Toyoshina-Tazawa, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-7102 Japan
Coordinates	36.3019°N 137.9403°E / 36.3019; 137.9403
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Matsumoto One-way operation Shinonoi Line Good Morning Liner Akashina towards Nagano Matsumoto towards Shiojiri Shinonoi Line Rapid Local & Rapid Misuzu
Location
Tazawa Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Tazawa Station Tazawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tazawa Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)