Uzen-Chitose Station

Uzen-Chitose Station
羽前千歳駅
Uzen-Chitose Station, August 2013
Location 2-5, Nagamachi, Yamagata, Yamagata
（山形県山形市長町二丁目5）
Japan
Coordinates 38°17′16″N 140°20′32″E / 38.287678°N 140.342128°E / 38.287678; 140.342128Coordinates: 38°17′16″N 140°20′32″E / 38.287678°N 140.342128°E / 38.287678; 140.342128
Operated by JR East
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    History
    Opened 1933

    Uzen-Chitose Station (羽前千歳駅, Uzen-Chitose-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

    Uzen-Chitose Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 91.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station. It is also served by the Senzan Line and is 58.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Sendai Station.

    Station layout

    Uzen-Chitose Station is an elevated station with a single island platform.

    Platforms

    Track diagram
    1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Shinjō, Yamagata, and Fukushima (standard gauge)
    2 ■ Senzan Line for Yamagata and Sendai (narrow gauge)

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
    Kita-Yamagata - Minami-Dewa
    Senzan Line
    Yamadera Rapid A & Rapid C Kita-Yamagata
    Tateyama Rapid B Kita-Yamagata

    History

    Uzen-Chitose Station opened on October 17, 1933.The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The station building was rebuilt in December 1999.

    Surrounding area

    • Yamagata Big Wing Convention center
    • Yamagata General Sports Arena
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