Urushiyama Station

Urushiyama Station
漆山駅
Location Ōaza Urushiyama, Yamagata, Yamagata
（山形県山形市大字漆山）
Japan
Coordinates 38°18′52″N 140°20′51″E / 38.3144°N 140.347589°E / 38.3144; 140.347589Coordinates: 38°18′52″N 140°20′51″E / 38.3144°N 140.347589°E / 38.3144; 140.347589
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened 1 November 1902

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

    Lines

    Urushiyama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 94.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

    Station layout

    Urushiyama Station has two opposed side platforms. Track one is adjacent to the station building; track 2 is on a passing loop. The station is unstaffed.

    Platforms

    1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Yamagata, and Yonezawa
    2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Tendō and Shinjō

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
    Minami-Dewa - Takatama

    History

    Urushiyama Station opened on November 1, 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2009.

    Surrounding area

    Since December 1946 the Topcon factory has been next to the station.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ "History of Topcon". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
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