Uzen-Chitose Station

Uzen-Chitose Station (羽前千歳駅, Uzen-Chitose-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Uzen-Chitose Station 羽前千歳駅
Uzen-Chitose Station, August 2013
Location	2-3 Nagamachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken, 990-0811 Japan
Coordinates	38°17′16″N 140°20′32″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line ■Senzan Line
Distance	91.9 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	October 17, 1933
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kita-Yamagata toward Fukushima Yamagata Line Minami-Dewa toward Shinjō Kita-Yamagata toward Yamagata Senzan Line Rapid A C Yamadera toward Sendai Senzan Line Rapid B Local Tateyama toward Sendai
Location
Uzen-Chitose Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Uzen-Chitose Station Uzen-Chitose Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Uzen-Chitose Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 91.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also served by the Senzan Line and is 58.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with a single island platform, with the station building located on the footbridge connecting the platform with the street on either side. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Track diagram

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Shinjō, Yamagata, and Fukushima (standard gauge)
2	■ Senzan Line	for Yamagata and Sendai (narrow gauge)

History

Uzen-Chitose Station opened on October 17, 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in December 1999.

Surrounding area

• Yamagata Big Wing Convention center
• Yamagata General Sports Arena

External links

Media related to Uzen-Chitose Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)