Uzen-Nagasaki Station

Uzen-Nagasaki Station (羽前長崎駅, Uzen-Nagasaki eki) is a railway station located in the town of Nakayama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Uzen-Nagasaki Station

羽前長崎駅
Uzen-Nagasaki Station east exit in 2013
Location4206 Kanezawa, Nakayama-machi, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0401
Japan
Coordinates38°20′00″N 140°16′23″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Aterazawa Line
Distance6.5 km from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 11, 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)376
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Minami-Sagae
toward Aterazawa
 Aterazawa Line Uzen-Kanezawa
toward Yamagata
Location
Uzen-Nagasaki Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Nagasaki Station
Uzen-Nagasaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Uzen-Nagasaki Station is served by the Aterazawa Line, and is located 11.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kita-Yamagata Station.

Station layout

The station was built with a single island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, with the opening of the west exit in 2004, the tracks on the west wide of the platform were removed, making the station effectively a side platform with trains in both directions using the same side of the platform. The station is a staffed Kan'i itaku station.

History

Uzen-Nagasaki Station began operation on December 11, 1921[1] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 376 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • National Route 112
  • Yamagata Prefectural Baseball Stadium
  • Nakayama High School
  • Nagasaki Elementary School

References
  1. JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  2. 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 March 2020.

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