Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station 米沢駅 | |
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| Yonezawa Station, August 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamagata (See other stations in Yamagata) |
| City | Yonezawa |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-43, Ekimae 1-chome |
| Coordinates | 37°54′35″N 140°07′42″E / 37.909636°N 140.128208°ECoordinates: 37°54′35″N 140°07′42″E / 37.909636°N 140.128208°E |
| Postal code | 992-0027 |
| (in Japanese) | 山形県米沢市駅前一丁目1-43 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1899 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Yamagata Shinkansen Ōu Main Line Yonesaka Line |
| Statistics | 2,518 passengers/day (FY 2012) |
 Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
Yonezawa Station (米沢駅 Yonezawa-eki) is a railway station in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yonezawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station. It is also a terminal station for the Yonesaka Line.
Station layout
Yonezawa Station is an elevated station with one partial bay platform used for tracks 1, 4 and 5 and one island platform, serving tracks 2 and 3. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Shinjō For Fukushima, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| ■Yamagata Line | for Yamagata and Shinjō | |
| 2 | ■Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata and Shinjō For Fukushima, Ōmiya, Utsunomiya, and Tokyo |
| ■Yamagata Line | for Akayu and Yamagata For Fukushima |
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| 3 | ■Yamagata Line | for Akayu and Yamagata For Fukushima |
| 4,5 | ■Yonesaka Line | for Imaizumi, Oguni and Sakamachi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yamagata Shinkansen | ||||
| Fukushima | Takahata | |||
| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Sekine | Local | Oitama | ||
| Yonesaka Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Minami-Yonezawa | ||
History
Yonezawa Station opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 1 July 1992. A new station building was completed in November 1993.
Surrounding area
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National Route 13 -
National Route 121 - Yonezawa City Hall
- Yonezawa Post Office
- Uesugi Shrine
- Yonezawa Women's Junior College
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yonezawa Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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