title: Shichinohe-Towada Station
text: # 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
  