Uzen-Kanezawa Station

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).

Uzen-Kanezawa Station

羽前金沢駅
Uzen-Kanezawa Station in September 2023
General information
LocationKanezawa, Nakayama-machi, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0401
Japan
Coordinates38°19′14″N 140°16′13″E
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Aterazawa Line
Distance9.5 km (5.9 mi) from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1951 (1951-12-25)
Passengers
FY200430
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Uzen-Nagasaki
towards Aterazawa
 Aterazawa Line Uzen-Yamabe
towards Yamagata
Location
Uzen-Kanezawa Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Kanezawa Station
Uzen-Kanezawa Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Kanezawa Station is located in Japan
Uzen-Kanezawa Station
Uzen-Kanezawa Station
Uzen-Kanezawa Station (Japan)

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[1]
- ■ Aterazawa Line for Yamagata
for Aterazawa
  • Waiting Room (September 2023)
    Waiting Room (September 2023)
  • Platform (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:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
2000 26
2001 27
2002 24
2003 26
2004 30

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "JR東日本：駅構内図・バリアフリー情報（羽前金沢駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  3. "山形県における Suica ご利用駅の拡大について" (PDF). JR East. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2022.

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