Shimo-Yuzawa Station

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

Shimo-Yuzawa Station

下湯沢駅
Shimo-Yuzawa Station in October 2010
LocationKamitsutsumi-105 Narisawa, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-0802
Japan
Coordinates39°11′53″N 140°30′11″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance214.5 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 28, 1956
Passengers
FY200750
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yuzawa
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Jūmonji
toward Aomori
Location
Shimo-Yuzawa Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Shimo-Yuzawa Station
Shimo-Yuzawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimo-Yuzawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 214.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

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

History

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]

Surrounding area

 
* Site of Iwasaki Castle

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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