Urushiyama Station

Urushiyama Station (漆山駅, Urushiyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Urushiyama Station 漆山駅
Urushiyama Station in March 2010
Location	Urushiyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-2161 Japan
Coordinates	38°18′52″N 140°20′51″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	94.9 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 1, 1902
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Dewa toward Fukushima Yamagata Line Takatama toward Shinjō
Location
Urushiyama Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Urushiyama Station Urushiyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Urushiyama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 94.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. Track one is adjacent to the station building; track 2 is on a passing loop. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yamagata, and Yonezawa
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Tendō and Shinjō

History

Urushiyama Station opened on November 1, 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2009.

Surrounding area

Since December 1946 the Topcon factory has been next to the station.[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "History of Topcon". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-21.

External links

Media related to Urushiyama Station (Yamagata) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)