• Source: Yonezawa Station

      • 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.


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      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


      References




      External links



      JR East station information (in Japanese)

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