title: Tazawa Station
text: # 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
  