Yonezawa Station

Yonezawa Station 米沢駅
Yonezawa Station in August 2012
Japanese name
Shinjitai	米沢駅
Kyūjitai	米澤驛
Hiragana	よねざわえき
General information
Location	1-1-43, Ekimae, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture 992-0027 Japan
Coordinates	37°54′35″N 140°07′42″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen      Ōu Main Line      Yonesaka Line
Distance	40.1 km (24.9 mi) from Fukushima
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 May 1899 (1899-05-15)
Passengers
FY2018	2,389 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fukushima towards Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Takahata towards Shinjō Sekine towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Oitama towards Shinjō Minami-Yonezawa towards Sakamachi Yonesaka Line Terminus
Location Yonezawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Yonezawa Station Yonezawa Station (Tohoku, Japan) Yonezawa Station Yonezawa Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Yonezawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Fukushima Station. It is also the eastern terminal station for the Yonesaka Line and is located 90.7 kilometers from the western terminal at Sakamachi.

Station layout

Yonezawa Station is an elevated station with one partial bay platform used for tracks 1, 4 and 5 and one island platform, serving tracks 2 and 3. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Yamagata, Shinjō For Fukushima, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
	■ Yamagata Line	for Yamagata and Shinjō
2	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Yamagata and Shinjō For Fukushima, Ōmiya, Utsunomiya, and Tokyo
	■ Yamagata Line	for Akayu and Yamagata For Fukushima
3	■ Yamagata Line	for Akayu and Yamagata For Fukushima
4/5	■ Yonesaka Line	for Imaizumi, Oguni and Sakamachi

History

Yonezawa Station opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 1 July 1992. A new station building was completed in November 1993.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 13
• National Route 121
• Yonezawa City Hall
• Yonezawa Post Office
• Uesugi Shrine
• Yonezawa Women's Junior College

Famous Ekiben

• Gyukakuni bento - black beef served inside a container shaped like a cow's face; when the lid is removed Hanagasa Ondo is played

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)