Uzen-Yamabe Station

Uzen-Yamabe Station

羽前山辺駅
Uzen-Yamabe Station, September 2023
General information
LocationYamanobe, Yamanobe-machi. Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0301
Japan
Coordinates38°17′38″N 140°16′18″E / 38.293889°N 140.2716°E / 38.293889; 140.2716
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Aterazawa Line
Distance6.5 km (4.0 mi) from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1921; 102 years ago (1921-07-20)
Passengers
FY2017797
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Uzen-Kanezawa
towards Aterazawa
 Aterazawa Line Higashi-Kanai
towards Yamagata
Location
Uzen-Yamabe Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Yamabe Station
Uzen-Yamabe Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Uzen-Yamabe Station is located in Japan
Uzen-Yamabe Station
Uzen-Yamabe Station
Uzen-Yamabe Station (Japan)

Uzen-Yamabe Station (羽前山辺駅, Uzen-Yamabe eki) is a railway station located in the town of Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Uzen-Yamabe Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 17.8 km (11.1 mi) from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Higashi-Kanai is 3.4 km (2.1 mi) away and the following station of Uzen-Kanezawa is 3 km (1.9 mi) away.

Station layout

The station has a single island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended and has no accessibility features.

Platforms[1]

1 ■ Aterazawa Line for Aterazawa
2 for Yamagata
  • Platform (September 2023)
    Platform (September 2023)
  • Ticket Gate (September 2023)
    Ticket Gate (September 2023)

History

Uzen-Yamabe Station began operation on July 20, 1921.[2] A new station building was completed in November 1940. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

In September 2023, JR-East announced that they were going to rebuild the 87 year old station building from 1940. Construction started in November 2023 and is expected to finish in Spring of 2024.[3]

The Station will start accepting Suica Cards in Spring 2024, with the extension of the Sendai area Suica zone to Yamagata Prefecture.[4]


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 797 passengers daily.[5] Since 2018, Yamagata Prefecture has not reported the passenger numbers for Uzen-Kanezawa Station.

Below is table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2017:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers 		Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
2000 912[6] 2010 816[7]
2001 884[8] 2011 802[9]
2002 883[10] 2012 821[11]
2003 901[12] 2013 836[13]
2004 929[14] 2014 777[15]
2005 937[16] 2015 794[17]
2006 876[18] 2016 800[19]
2007 824[20] 2017 797[5]
2008 815[21]
2009 809[22]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 458
  • Yamanobe Town Hall
  • Yamanobe High School
  • Yamanobe Elementary School
  • Yamanobe Onsen [ja]
  • Su River [ja]

Bus

  • Yamanobe municipal Bus [23]

References

  1. ^ "JR東日本：駅構内図・バリアフリー情報（羽前金沢駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230911082552/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2023/sendai/20230911_s01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "山形県における Suica ご利用駅の拡大について" (PDF). JR East. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "各駅の乗車人員 2017年度 ベスト100以外（6）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2000年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2010年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  8. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2001年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  9. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2011年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  10. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2002年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  11. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2012年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  12. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2003年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  13. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2013年度 ベスト100以外（6）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  14. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2004年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  15. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2014年度 ベスト100以外（6）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  16. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2005年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  17. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2015年度 ベスト100以外（6）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  18. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2006年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  19. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2016年度 ベスト100以外（6）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  20. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2007年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  21. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2008年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  22. ^ "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2009年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  23. ^ やまのべ町役場／くらしの情報 バス路線図・時刻表 (in Japanese). Yamanobe Town. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

External links

Media related to Uzen-Yamabe Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Uzen-Yamabe Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
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