Akayu Station 赤湯駅
Akayu Station in October 2015
General information
Location	Kōriyama, Nan'yō-shi, Yamagaa-ken (JR East) 863 Wakasagōya, Nan'yō-shi, Yamagata-ken (Yamagata Railway) Japan
Coordinates	38°02′50″N 140°08′57″E / 38.047222°N 140.149094°E / 38.047222; 140.149094
Operated by	JR East Yamagata Railway
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen      Ōu Main Line ■ Flower Nagai Line
Distance	56.1 km (34.9 mi) from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	21 April 1900; 123 years ago (21 April 1900)
Passengers
FY2018	1,322 daily (JR East)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Takahata towards Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Kaminoyama-Onsen towards Shinjō Takahata towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Nakagawa towards Shinjō Preceding station Yamagata Railway Following station Nanyō-Shiyakusho towards Arato Flower Nagai Line Terminus
Location
Akayu Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Akayu Station Akayu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Akayu Station (赤湯駅, Akayu-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Nan'yō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the Yamagata Railway Company as a tenant.

Lines

Akayu Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 56.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station and 328.9 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also the terminus of the Yamagata Railway Flower Nagai Line and is located 30.5 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line a Arato

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Akayu Station opened on 21 April 1900. The Yamagata Railway connected to the station on 26 October 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Akayu Hot Springs
• National Route 113