Yuza Station

Yuza Station (遊佐駅, Yuza eki) is a railway station located in the town of Yuza, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yuza Station

遊佐駅
Yuza Station, July 2009
LocationYuza, Yuza-machi, Akumi-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-8301
Japan
Coordinates39°0′57.5″N 139°54′18.5″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance179.1 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 5, 1919
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)169
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Sakata
toward Kogota
 Inaho Kisakata
toward Onagawa
Minamichōkai
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Fukura
toward Akita
Location
Yuza Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Yuza Station
Yuza Station (Japan)

Lines

Yuza Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 179.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2 ■ Uetsu Main Line for through trains
3 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Akita

History

Yuza Station opened on December 5, 1919 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on March 1, 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 169 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 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.

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