Zaō Station

Zaō Station
蔵王駅
Zaō Station in October 2005
Location Matsubara, Yamagata, Yamagata
（山形県山形市大字松原）
Japan
Coordinates 38°12′22″N 140°18′13″E / 38.205997°N 140.30365°E / 38.205997; 140.30365Coordinates: 38°12′22″N 140°18′13″E / 38.205997°N 140.30365°E / 38.205997; 140.30365
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened 1911
    Previous names Kanai (until 1951)
    Traffic
    Passengers (FY2012) 996 daily

    Zaō Station (蔵王駅, Zaō-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

    Zaō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 81.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.[1]

    Station layout

    Zaō Station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge.

    Platforms

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

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
    Tsubasa: Does not stop at this station
    Mokichi Kinenkan-mae   Local   Yamagata

    History

    The station opened on 5 December 1911 as Kanai Station (金井駅).[1] It was renamed Zaō Station on 1 March 1951.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1]

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 996 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

    Fiscal yearDaily average
    2000760[3]
    2005925[4]
    2010902[5]
    2011950[6]
    2012996[2]

    Surrounding area

    • National Route 13
    • Tohoku Bunkyō College
    • Tokai University Yamagata Senior High School

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
    2. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
    3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
    4. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
    5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
    6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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