Shichinohe-Towada Station
# Shichinohe-Towada 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.

## 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.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Shin-Aomori |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tohoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |

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.

| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| - | - |
| 2010 | 475 |
| 2011 | 497 |

## Bus terminal

### Highway buses

* Sirius; For Ikebukuro Station and Tokyo Station
* Enburi; For Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station
