Itaya Station Explained

Itaya Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:板谷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:582 Itaya, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-1331
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.8116°N 140.2686°W
Operator: JR East
Distance:21.2 km from
Line: Ōu Main Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:15 May 1899
Map Type:Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Itaya Station

is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Itaya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Itaya Station has two unnumbered opposite side platforms connected by a level crossing. The switching point of the tracks is protected by a snow shelter due to the heavy snowfall in the area in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Itaya Station was opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Future plans

The station will be bypassed by all trains between 10 January 2023 and 26 March 2023 owing to extremely low ridership.[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 December 2022 . JR東日本、奥羽本線板谷駅・大沢駅で冬期に全列車通過 - 1/10から . All trains pass through Itaya Station and Osawa Station on the Ou Main Line during winter - from 1/10 to 3/26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210063545/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20221209-2533898/ . 10 December 2022 . 11 December 2022 . MyNavi News.