Shimo-Yuzawa Station opened on November 28, 1956, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). It has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2007, the last year for which published information is available, the station was used by an average of 50 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]