Shimo-Yuzawa Station Explained

Shimo-Yuzawa Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:下湯沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kamitsutsumi-105 Narisawa, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-0802
Country:Japan
Coordinates:39.1981°N 140.503°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:214.5 kilometers from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:November 28, 1956
Passengers:50
Pass Year:FY2007
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shimo-Yuzawa Station

is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Shimo-Yuzawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 214.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Shimo-Yuzawa Station opened on November 28, 1956, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). It has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2007, the last year for which published information is available, the station was used by an average of 50 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

* Site of Iwasaki Castle

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.