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{{Short description|Railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Maegata Station'''|前潟駅|Maegata-eki}} is a [[railway station]] in the city of [[Morioka]] in [[Iwate Prefecture]], Japan
==History==
* 2020
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* 2021
** February
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* 2022
** January
** April
* 2023
** March
** May
== Station design ==
It is an above-ground station with an {{Convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}} long single platform for 4-car trains with a shaded area the length of 2-car trains or approximately {{Convert|40|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="press20221216" /><ref name="asahi20211202" /> The station itself is a one-story steel frame building with a waiting room of about {{Convert|15|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="press20221216" />
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.<ref name="asahi20211202" />
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.<ref name="press20221216" /><ref name="iwanichi20220104" /> A simple Suica ticket gate is installed.<ref name="press20221212"/>There are no [[Automatic Ticket Vending Machine|automatic ticket vending machine]] or numbered ticket issuing machines at this station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/stations/1761.html |title=JR東日本：駅構内図（前潟駅） |access-date=2023-04-30 |publisher=東日本旅客鉄道 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317212622/https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/stations/1761.html |archive-date=2023-03-17}}</ref> 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.
<gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" heights="100" perrow="3" caption="Maegata Station">
Platform of Maegata Station (east side).jpg| Platform with simple Suica turnstile (June 2023)
Maegata Station signboard.jpg|Station name sign (March 2023)
</gallery>
== Funding ==
The station was requested to be built after a petition by the city of Morioka.<ref name="iwate20200118" /> 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.<ref name="asahi20211202" /><ref name="iwanichi20220104" />
== 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<ref name="asahi20211202" /><ref name="iwanichi20220104" />
* [[Tohoku Expressway]] [[Morioka Interchange]]
* [[Morioka nishi bypass]]
* [[Iwate Prefectural Road/Akita Prefectural Road No. 1 Morioka Yokote Line]]
*[[Shizukuishi River]]
*[[Morokuzu River]]
== See also ==
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* [[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==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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{{Tazawako Line}}
[[Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 2023]]
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