Yuze-Onsen Station 湯瀬温泉駅
Yuze-Onsen Station in August 2006
General information
Location	Hachimantai aze Yuze 53-4, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5141 Japan
Coordinates	40°7′20.55″N 140°50′25.45″E / 40.1223750°N 140.8404028°E / 40.1223750; 140.8404028
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	59.9 km from Kōma
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 17, 1931
Previous names	Yuze Station (to 1995)
Passengers
FY2018	247
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hachimantai towards Ōdate Hanawa Line Anihata towards Morioka
Location
Yuze-Onsen Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Yuze-Onsen Station Yuze-Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yuze-Onsen Station (湯瀬温泉駅, Yuze-Onsen-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Yuze-Onsen Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 59.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Yuze-Onsen Station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is a kan'i itaku station administered by Kazuno-Hanawa Station and operated by Yuze-Onsen meeting group, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).

History

Yuze-Onsen Station was opened on October 17, 1931 as Yuze Station (湯瀬駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Hachimantai, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1995. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 282
• Tohoku Expressway - Yuze Parking Area
• Yuze hot springs