Tazawa Station
# Tazawa Station

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).

## Lines

Tazawa Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 21.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Matsumoto and Shiojiri |

## 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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 530 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Toyoshina-Higashi Elementary School
* National Route 19
