Kami-Yuzawa Station

Kami-Yuzawa Station 上湯沢駅
Kami-Yuzawa Station, July 2018
General information
Location	88, Sekiguchi Hōryō Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-0862 Japan
Coordinates	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
Distance	207.1 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 28, 1956
Passengers
FY2007	41
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mitsuseki towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Yuzawa towards Aomori
Location Kami-Yuzawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Kami-Yuzawa Station Kami-Yuzawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kami-Yuzawa Station (上湯沢駅, Kami-Yuzawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

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

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

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.

In fiscal 2007, the last year for which published statistics are available, the station was used by an average of 41 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

The deeply wooded and remote area is known for its romantic attractions and hotels [1].

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Kami-Yuzawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)