Itaya Station (板谷駅, Itaya-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Itaya Station

板谷駅
Itaya Station entrance in September 2012
General information
Location582 Itaya, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-1331
Japan
Coordinates37°48′42″N 140°16′07″E / 37.811594°N 140.268631°E / 37.811594; 140.268631
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance21.2 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 May 1899
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Niwasaka
towards Fukushima
Yamagata Line Tōge
towards Shinjō
Location
Itaya Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Itaya Station
Itaya Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Itaya Station is located in Japan
Itaya Station
Itaya Station
Itaya Station (Japan)

Lines

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Itaya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

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Itaya Station has two unnumbered opposite side platforms connected by a level crossing. The switching point of the tracks is protected by a snow shelter due to the heavy snowfall in the area in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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Entrance side  Ōu Main Line for Fukushima
Opposite side  Ōu Main Line for Yonezawa

History

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Itaya Station was opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Future plans

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The station will be bypassed by all trains between 10 January 2023 and 26 March 2023 owing to extremely low ridership.[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR東日本、奥羽本線板谷駅・大沢駅で冬期に全列車通過 - 1/10から" [All trains pass through Itaya Station and Osawa Station on the Ou Main Line during winter - from 1/10 to 3/26]. MyNavi News. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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