Uzen-Yamabe Station

Uzen-Yamabe Station (羽前山辺駅, Uzen-Yamabe eki) is a railway station located in the town of Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Uzen-Yamabe Station

羽前山辺駅
Uzen-Yamabe Station, October 2009
LocationYamanobe, Yamanobe-machi. Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0301
Japan
Coordinates38°17′38″N 140°16′18″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Aterazawa Line
Distance6.5 km from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 20, 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)797
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Uzen-Kanezawa
toward Aterazawa
 Aterazawa Line Higashi-Kanai
toward Yamagata
Location
Uzen-Yamabe Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Yamabe Station
Uzen-Yamabe Station (Japan)

Lines

Uzen-Yamabe Station is served by the Aterazawa Line, and is located 6.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kita-Yamagata Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended

Platforms
1 ■ Aterazawa Line for Sagae and Aterazawa
2 ■ Aterazawa Line for Yamagata

History

Uzen-Yamabe Station began operation on July 20, 1921.[1] A new station building was completed in November 1940. 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 797 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Bus
  • Yamanobe municipal Bus [3]

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 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. やまのべ町役場／くらしの情報　バス路線図・時刻表 (in Japanese). Yamanobe Town. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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