Uzen-Nakayama Station

Uzen-Nakayama Station

羽前中山駅
Uzen-Nakayama Station in August 2005
General information
Location3590, Nakayama, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3246
Japan
Coordinates38°07′28″N 140°13′06″E / 38.124467°N 140.218375°E / 38.124467; 140.218375
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance68.3 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1952
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nakagawa
towards Fukushima
Yamagata Line Kaminoyama-Onsen
towards Shinjō
Location
Uzen-Nakayama Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Nakayama Station
Uzen-Nakayama Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Nakayama Station is located in Japan
Uzen-Nakayama Station
Uzen-Nakayama Station
Uzen-Nakayama Station (Japan)

Uzen-Nakayama Station (羽前中山駅, Uzen-Nakayama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Uzen-Nakayama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 68.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Kaminoyamaonsen and Yamagata
2  Ōu Main Line for Yonezawa and Akayu

History

Uzen-Nakayama Station opened on 15 November 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1992. A new station building was completed in 2001.

Surrounding area

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. p. 529.