Kami-Yuzawa Station

Kami-Yuzawa Station
上湯沢駅

Kami-Yuzawa Station
Location 88, Sekiguchi Aza Horikazu, Yuzawa, Akita
(秋田県湯沢市関口字堀量88)
Japan
Coordinates 39°8′3.47″N 140°29′7.08″E / 39.1342972°N 140.4853000°E / 39.1342972; 140.4853000Coordinates: 39°8′3.47″N 140°29′7.08″E / 39.1342972°N 140.4853000°E / 39.1342972; 140.4853000
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
History
Opened  1956
Traffic
Passengers (2007)  41 daily

Kami-Yuzawa Station (上湯沢駅 Kami-Yuzawa-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kami-Yuzawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 207.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

This unstaffed station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic.

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Innai and Shinjō
Yuzawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Mitsuseki Local Yuzawa

History

Kami-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.

Surrounding area

The deeply wooded and remote area is known for its romantic attractions and hotels .

External links

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