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Shichinohe-Towada Station 七戸十和田駅
Shichinohe-Towada Station under construction in June 2009
Location
Prefecture	Aomori (See other stations in Aomori)
City	Shichinohe
History
Year opened	2010
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen

Shichinohe-Towada Station (七戸十和田駅, Shichinohe-Towada-eki^?) is a railway station under construction in Shichinohe, Aomori, Japan on the Tohoku Shinkansen extension from Hachinohe to Shin-Aomori scheduled to open in December 2010.^[1]

Layout

The new station will consist of two elevated 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.^[2]

History

Construction of the new station started in August 2008, with completion scheduled for September 2009. 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.^[3]

References

^ JR East press release: "東北新幹線の新駅の駅名について" (29 July 2009). Retrieved on 29 July 2009. (Japanese)
^ Misawa, Manabu (January 2010). "東北新幹線・九州新幹線　建設状況最新レポート". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 39 (309): p.29-35.
^ "東北新幹線新駅名決定" (29 July 2009). Retrieved on 29 July 2009. (Japanese)