Yuza Station

Yuza Station
Yuza Station; 遊佐駅
	Yuza Station, July 2009
Location	Yuza, Yuza-machi, Akumi-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-8301; Japan
Coordinates	39°0′57.5″N 139°54′18.5″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	179.1 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 5, 1919
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	169
Services
Location
	Yuza Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Yuza Station Yuza Station (Japan)

Yuza Station (遊佐駅, Yuza eki) is a railway station located in the town of Yuza, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yuza Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 179.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for through trains
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Akita

History

Yuza Station opened on December 5, 1919 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on March 1, 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 169 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Yuza Town Hall
Yuza High School
National Route 345

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Yuza Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.