Kita-Amarume Station

Location
	Kita-Amarume Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Kita-Amarume Station Kita-Amarume Station (Japan)

Kita Amarume Station

北余目駅
Kita Amarume Station; 北余目駅
	Kita Amarume Station (April 2010)
General information
Location	Hiraoka Otsubo, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-7703; Japan
Coordinates	38°52′03″N 139°54′29″E / 38.867597°N 139.908111°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line; ■ Rikuu West Line;
Distance	157.4 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1964
Services
Location
Location
	Kita-Amarume Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Kita-Amarume Station Kita-Amarume Station (Japan)

Kita-Amarume Station (北余目駅, Kita-Amarume-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Amarume Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 157.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also served by trains of the Rikuu West Line, which continue past the nominal terminal of the line at Amarume Station en route to Sakata.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Sakata, Ugo-Honjō and Akita
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Amarume, Tsuruoka and Murakami
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Shinjō and Furukuchi

History

Kita-Amarume Station was opened on February 1, 1964. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. On December 25, 2005 a train from Sagoshi Station derailed in bad weather near this station, killing five and injuring thirty-three.^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice paddies. There are very few buildings in the vicinity of the station.

References

^ JR East (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Kita-Amarume Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[1] JR East (in Japanese)

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