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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.




History


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




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). The station itself is a one-story steel frame building with a waiting room of about 15 m2 (160 sq ft).
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.
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. A simple Suica ticket gate is installed.There are no automatic ticket vending machine or numbered ticket issuing machines at this station. 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












Funding


The station was requested to be built after a petition by the city of Morioka. 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.




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
Tohoku Expressway Morioka Interchange
Morioka nishi bypass
Iwate Prefectural Road/Akita Prefectural Road No. 1 Morioka Yokote Line
Shizukuishi River
Morokuzu River




See also



List of railway stations in Japan
List of stations opened by petition in Japan
Makuharitoyosuna Station - A station in Chiba Prefecture that opened on the same day. Like this station, AEON MALL bears part of the construction costs.




References






External links


Official press release (in Japanese)

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