Yonezawa Station
Yonezawa Station (米沢駅, Yonezawa-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yonezawa Station 米沢駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Yonezawa Station in August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shinjitai | 米沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 米澤驛 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | よねざわえき | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-43, Ekimae, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture 992-0027 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°54′35″N 140°07′42″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 40.1 km (24.9 mi) from Fukushima | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 May 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 2,389 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Yonezawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture  Yonezawa Station Yonezawa Station (Tohoku, Japan)  Yonezawa Station Yonezawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lines
Yonezawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Fukushima Station. It is also the eastern terminal station for the Yonesaka Line and is located 90.7 kilometers from the western terminal at Sakamachi.
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 | |
| 3 | ■ Yamagata Line | for Akayu and Yamagata For Fukushima |
| 4/5 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Imaizumi, Oguni and Sakamachi |
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 13
National Route 121- Yonezawa City Hall
- Yonezawa Post Office
- Uesugi Shrine
- Yonezawa Women's Junior College
Famous Ekiben
- Gyukakuni bento - black beef served inside a container shaped like a cow's face; when the lid is removed Hanagasa Ondo is played
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)