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Kaminoyama-Onsen Station

かみのやま温泉駅
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station in July 2021
General information
Location1 Yarai, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–3134
Japan
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Distance75.0 km (46.6 mi) from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened15 February 1901; 123 years ago (15 February 1901)
Previous namesKaminoyama (until 1992)
Passengers
FY20201,158 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Akayu
towards Tokyo
 Yamagata Shinkansen Yamagata
towards Shinjō
Uzen-Nakayama
towards Fukushima
 Yamagata Line Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae
towards Shinjō
Location
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station is located in Japan
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station (Japan)

Kaminoyama-Onsen Station (かみのやま温泉駅, Kaminoyama-onsen-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Kaminoyama-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line) and the Yamagata Shinkansen. It is 75.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.[2]

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Yamagata Shinkansen for Yamagata and Shinjō
■ Yamagata Line for Yamagata and Shinjō
2 ■ Yamagata Shinkansen for Yonezawa, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
■ Yamagata Line for Akayu and Yonezawa
3 ■ Yamagata Line for Yamagata and Shinjō
for Akayu and Yonezawa

History

The station opened on 15 February 1901 as Kaminoyama Station (上ノ山駅).[2] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[2] Kaminoyama Station was renamed Kaminoyama-Onsen Station on 1 July 1992, coinciding with the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen.[2] A new station building was completed in June 2004.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（かみのやま温泉駅） [Station Information (Kaminoyama-Onsen Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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