Mogami Station

Location
	Mogami Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Mogami Station Mogami Station (Japan)

Mogami Station

最上駅
Mogami Station; 最上駅
	Mogami Station in July 2009
General information
Location	Mukaimachi, Mogami-machi, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6101; Japan
Coordinates	38°45′22″N 140°31′03″E / 38.7562°N 140.5176°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu East Line
Distance	65.6 kilometers from Kogota
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1916
Previous names	Uzen-Mukaimachi (until 1999)
Passengers
FY2004	143
Services
Location
Location
	Mogami Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Mogami Station Mogami Station (Japan)

Mogami Station (最上駅, Mogami-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mogami, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mogami Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 65.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed, and the station building incorporates the Mogami Public Hall.

A piano was installed in the station in 2021, which came from a defunct elementary school.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Rikuu East Line	for Naruko-Onsen and Kogota
2	■ Rikuu East Line	for Shinjō

History

Mogami Station opened on August 1, 1916 as Uzen-Mukaimachi Station (羽前向町駅, Uzen-Mukaimachi eki). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on December 4, 1999.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 143 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 47
Mogami Town Hall
Mogami Post Office

References

^ ^a ^b "とうほくえきものがたり：最上駅山形人つなぐピアノの音". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

External links

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[piano-1] "とうほくえきものがたり：最上駅山形人つなぐピアノの音". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.

[jreast2018stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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