Yuzawa Station

Location
	Yuzawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Yuzawa Station Yuzawa Station (Japan)

Yuzawa Station

湯沢駅
Yuzawa Station; 湯沢駅
	Yuzawa Station, July 2018
General information
Location	2-2-10 Omotemachi, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-0827; Japan
Coordinates	39°9′49.1″N 140°29′13.7″E / 39.163639°N 140.487139°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	210.4 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine (話せる指定席券売機))
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 5, 1905
Passengers
FY2007	631
Services
Location
Location
	Yuzawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Yuzawa Station Yuzawa Station (Japan)

Yuzawa Station (湯沢駅, Yuzawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Yuzawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 210.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended and has a Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Shinjō and Yamagata
2,3	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōmagari and Akita

History

Yuzawa Station opened on July 5, 1905 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Ōu South Line. The Ogachi Railway began operations on August 10, 1928 and was renamed the Dewa Railroad on May 1, 1944. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Dewa Railway ceased operations from April 1, 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 631 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 13
FM Yutopia

References

^ 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.

External links

Media related to Yuzawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-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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