Maegata Station

Railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Maegata Station is located in Iwate Prefecture
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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]

History

  • 2020
    • January 16: The city of Morioka submits a petition to JR East to establish a station.[4]
    • August: Morioka and JR East conclude a basic agreement on the establishment of a station.[5]
    • October: Morioka and JR East sign a station design agreement.[5]
  • 2021
    • February 25: Morioka and Aeon Mall conclude an agreement regarding the development of this station.[5][6]
    • August: The design of the station is completed.[2]
    • December: Construction of the station starts.[3]
  • 2022
    • January 27: The name for the station is decided.[7]
    • April 27: A ceremony to pray for safety is held.[8]
  • 2023
    • March 18: Opening of the station.[9][10]
    • May 27: IC card Suica will be available.[11]

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 unmanned 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)
    Platform with simple Suica turnstile (June 2023)
  • Station name sign (March 2023)
    Station name sign (March 2023)

Funding

The station was requested to be built after a petition by the city of Morioka.[4] The total project cost of about ¥1.1 billion was provided by the city, including grants from the government, as well as ¥200 million contributed by Aeon Mall to the project.[2][3]

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.

  • AEON MALL Morioka[2][3]
  • Tohoku Expressway Morioka Interchange
  • Morioka nishi bypass
  • Iwate Prefectural Road/Akita Prefectural Road No. 1 Morioka Yokote Line
  • Shizukuishi River
  • Morokuzu River

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maegata Station.

References

  1. ^ ""盛岡市とイオンモール株式会社との 「（仮称）前潟駅整備に関する協定」締結について"" (PDF). 盛岡市／イオンモール. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "イオンモール前に新駅 再来年3月に開業予定 盛岡市". 朝日新聞. 朝日新聞社. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "JR田沢湖線 来年3月新駅開業へ 地域活性化目指す 盛岡市". 岩手日日. 岩手日日新聞社. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "盛岡市、前潟新駅設置を請願 20年度にも用地交渉着手". 岩手日報. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "前潟駅整備に2億円寄付 イオンモール 23年3月開業に向けて 盛岡市と協定締結 地域のにぎわい創出図る". 盛岡タイムス. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "盛岡市とイオンモール株式会社との 「（仮称）前潟駅整備に関する協定」締結について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 盛岡市／イオンモール. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  7. ^ "田沢湖線盛岡駅〜大釜駅間の新駅名を「前潟駅」に決定しました" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東日本旅客鉄道盛岡支社. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ^ "JR田沢湖線の新駅「前潟駅」本格工事前に安全祈願祭". 岩手 NEWS WEB. NHK. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "2023年3月18日（土）に田沢湖線 前潟駅が開業します" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 盛岡市／東日本旅客鉄道盛岡支社・東北建設プロジェクトマネジメントオフィス. 16 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ^ "2023年3月ダイヤ改正" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東日本旅客鉄道盛岡支社. 16 December 2022. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b "2023年5月27日（土）北東北3エリアで Suica がデビューします!" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東日本旅客鉄道盛岡支社・秋田支社. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. ^ "JR東日本：駅構内図（前潟駅）". 東日本旅客鉄道. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

External links

  • Official press release (in Japanese)
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