Yatsumori Station

Yatsumori Station 八ツ森駅
Platform of Yatsumori Station, October 2005
Location	Nikkawa-aze, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi （宮城県仙台市青葉区新川字清水頭） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Senzan Line
History
Opened	1937
Closed	2014

Yatsumori Station (八ツ森駅, Yatsumori eki) was a JR East railway station located in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. Since May 2002, this station had not been operational.

Lines

Yatsumori Station was served by the Senzan Line, and was 30.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

Yatsumori Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

Surrounding area

Yatsumori Station was　originally　opened　to　serve　the　nearby　Yatsumori　Ski　Resort.　There　are　currently no　houses　or　buildings within several hundred meters of the station.

History

On November 10, 1937, the station began operation as temporary stop. On March 31, 1987, the station was reclassified as a seasonal station. Since May 2002, trains have not stopped at this station. The station was officially closed as of March 15, 2014 (March 14 being the last day).^[1]

References

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↑ 人気の秘境駅　ついに幕. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

Stations of the Senzan Line

Sendai Tōshōgū Kita-Sendai Kitayama Tōhoku-Fukushi-dai-mae Kunimi Kuzuoka Rikuzen-Ochiai Ayashi Rikuzen-Shirasawa Kumagane (Nishi-Sendai-Hairando) Sakunami (Yatsumori) Okunikkawa Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Yamadera Takase Tateyama Uzen-Chitose Kita-Yamagata Yamagata

Coordinates: 38°18′32.5″N 140°36′55.5″E / 38.309028°N 140.615417°E / 38.309028; 140.615417

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