Ōsawa Station (Yamagata)

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

Ōsawa Station

大沢駅
Ōsawa Station, October 2007
LocationŌsawa , Yonezawa, Yamagata-ken 992-1303
Japan
Coordinates
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance28.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 May 1899
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tōge
toward Fukushima
 Yamagata Line Sekine
toward Shinjō
Location
Ōsawa Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Ōsawa Station
Ōsawa Station (Japan)

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

The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected via a level crossing. The station is located within a snow shelter, due to the very heavy snowfall in the region in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms
Entrance side ■ Ōu Main Line for Fukushima
Opposite side ■ Ōu Main Line for Yonezawa

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

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

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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