Uzen-Kanezawa Station 羽前金沢駅
Uzen-Kanezawa Station in September 2023
General information
Location	Kanezawa, Nakayama-machi, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0401 Japan
Coordinates	38°19′14″N 140°16′13″E / 38.320525°N 140.270367°E / 38.320525; 140.270367
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Aterazawa Line
Distance	9.5 km (5.9 mi) from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1951; 72 years ago (1951-12-25)
Passengers
FY2004	30
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Uzen-Nagasaki towards Aterazawa Aterazawa Line Uzen-Yamabe towards Yamagata
Location
Uzen-Kanezawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Uzen-Kanezawa Station Uzen-Kanezawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Uzen-Kanezawa Station (羽前金沢駅, Uzen-Kanezawa eki) is a railway station located in the town of Nakayama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Uzen-Kanezawa Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 9.5 km (5.9 mi) from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 14.8 km (9.2 mi) from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Uzen-Yamabe is 3 km (1.9 mi) away and the following station of Uzen-Nagasaki is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) away.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, and the station is unattended. The station has no accessibility features.

Platforms

• 
  Waiting Room (September 2023)
• 
  Platform (September 2023)

History

Uzen-Kanezawa Station began operation on December 25, 1951.^[2] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

The Station will start accepting Suica Cards in Spring 2024, with the extension of the Sendai area Suica zone to Yamagata Prefecture.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2004, the station was used by an average of 30 passengers daily. Since 2005, Yamagata Prefecture has not reported the passenger numbers for Uzen-Kanezawa Station.

Below is table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2004:

Surrounding area

• National Route 458