Yonezawa Station (米沢駅, Yonezawa-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yonezawa Station

米沢駅
Yonezawa Station in August 2012
Japanese name
Shinjitai米沢駅
Kyūjitai米澤驛
Hiraganaよねざわえき
General information
Location1-1-43, Ekimae, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture 992-0027
Japan
Coordinates37°54′35″N 140°07′42″E / 37.909636°N 140.128208°E / 37.909636; 140.128208
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance40.1 km (24.9 mi) from Fukushima
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 May 1899; 125 years ago (1899-05-15)
Passengers
FY20182,389 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Fukushima
towards Tokyo
Yamagata Shinkansen Takahata
towards Shinjō
Sekine
towards Fukushima
Yamagata Line Oitama
towards Shinjō
Minami-Yonezawa
towards Sakamachi
Yonesaka Line Terminus
Location
Yonezawa Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Yonezawa Station is located in Tohoku, Japan
Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station (Tohoku, Japan)
Yonezawa Station is located in Japan
Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yonezawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Fukushima Station. It is also the eastern terminal station for the Yonesaka Line and is located 90.7 kilometers from the western terminal at Sakamachi.

Station layout

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Yonezawa Station is an elevated station with one partial bay platform used for tracks 1, 4 and 5 and one island platform, serving tracks 2 and 3. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Yamagata Shinkansen for Yamagata, Shinjō
For Fukushima, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
 Yamagata Line for Yamagata and Shinjō
2  Yamagata Shinkansen for Yamagata and Shinjō
For Fukushima, Ōmiya, Utsunomiya, and Tokyo
 Yamagata Line for Akayu and Yamagata
For Fukushima
3  Yamagata Line for Akayu and Yamagata
For Fukushima
4/5  Yonesaka Line for Imaizumi, Oguni and Sakamachi

History

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Yonezawa Station opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 1 July 1992. A new station building was completed in November 1993.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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Famous Ekiben

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  • Gyukakuni bento - black beef served inside a container shaped like a cow's face; when the lid is removed Hanagasa Ondo is played

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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