Ōsawa Station (Yamagata)

Ōsawa Station
大沢駅
Ōsawa Station, October 2007
Location Ōaza Ōsawa Aza Ōsawa, Yonezawa, Yamagata
（山形県米沢市大字大沢字大沢）
Japan
Coordinates Coordinates: 37°50′14″N 140°12′01″E / 37.837111°N 140.200389°E / 37.837111; 140.200389
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened 1906

    Ōsawa Station (大沢駅, Ōsawa-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

    Lines

    Ōsawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 28.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

    Station layout

    Ōsawa Station has two opposed side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is unattended.

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
    Tōge Local Sekine

    History

    Ōsawa Station began as a signal stop on 15 May 1899 and was elevated to a full passenger station on 25 December 1906.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

    Surrounding area

    • Kasamatsu Onsen

    References

    1. ↑ 各駅情報（大沢駅） [Station Information: Ōsawa Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 July 2012.


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