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°ECoordinates: 39°8′3.47″N 140°29′7.08″E / 39.1342972°N 140.4853000°E
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

• JR East Station information (Japanese)