Uzen-Mizusawa Station

Uzen-Mizusawa Station

羽前水沢駅
Uzen-Mizusawa Station. August 2019
General information
Location74 Ōarai, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken
Japan
Coordinates38°42′50.1″N 139°43′57.6″E / 38.713917°N 139.732667°E / 38.713917; 139.732667
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance128.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1926
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sanze
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Uzen-Ōyama
towards Akita
Location
Uzen-Mizusawa Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Mizusawa Station
Uzen-Mizusawa Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Mizusawa Station is located in Japan
Uzen-Mizusawa Station
Uzen-Mizusawa Station
Uzen-Mizusawa Station (Japan)

Uzen-Mizusawa Station (羽前水沢駅, Uzen-Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Uzen-Mizusawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 128.9 kilometres (80.1 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Uetsu Main Line for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami
2  Uetsu Main Line passing loop
3  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka, Amarume and Sakata

History

Uzen-Mizusawa Station was opened on September 5, 1926. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.[1] A new station building was completed in October 2013.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. pp. 561–562.

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