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Kami-Yuzawa Station

Railway station in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan

39°8′3.47″N 140°29′7.08″E / 39.1342972°N 140.4853000°E / 39.1342972; 140.4853000Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōu Main LineDistance207.1 kilometers from FukushimaPlatforms1 side island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 28, 1956PassengersFY200741 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Mitsuseki towards Shinjō		Ōu Main Line Local		Yuzawa towards Aomori

Location
Kami-Yuzawa Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Kami-Yuzawa Station Kami-Yuzawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kami-Yuzawa Station (上湯沢駅, Kami-Yuzawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Kami-Yuzawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 207.1 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

History

Kami-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 statistics are available, the station was used by an average of 41 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]