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Shichinohe Towada Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Passengers (FY2011)
  
497 daily

Opened
  
2010

Line(s)
  
Tohoku Shinkansen

Address
  
Japan

Shichinohe-Towada Station

Location
  
Arakumanai, Shichinohe, Kamikita, Aomori (青森県上北郡七戸町字荒熊内) Japan

Similar
  
Towadashi Station, Shin‑Aomori Station, Iwate‑Numakunai Station, Ninohe Station, Hachinohe Station

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.

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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. 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.

Adjacent stations

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.

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Highway buses

  • Sirius; For Ikebukuro Station and Tokyo Station
  • Enburi; For Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station
  • References

    Shichinohe-Towada Station Wikipedia