Itaya Station

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

Itaya Station

板谷駅
Itaya Station entrance in September 2012
Location582 Itaya, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-1331
Japan
Coordinates37°48′42″N 140°16′07″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance21.2 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 May 1899
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Niwasaka
toward Fukushima
Yamagata Line Tōge
toward Shinjō
Location
Itaya Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Itaya Station
Itaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Itaya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Itaya Station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The switching point of the tracks is protected by a snow shelter due to the heavy snowfall in the area in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

Itaya Station was opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan


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