Minami-Yonezawa Station

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

Minami-Yonezawa Station 南米沢駅
Minami-Yonezawa Station in August 2013
General information
Location	1-6 Honchō, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-0037 Japan
Coordinates	37°53′46″N 140°06′30″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yonesaka Line
Distance	3.1 km from Yonezawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 28, 1926
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishi-Yonezawa towards Sakamachi Yonesaka Line Yonezawa Terminus
Location Minami-Yonezawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Minami-Yonezawa Station Minami-Yonezawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Minami-Yonezawa Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 3.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

History

Minami-Yonezawa Station opened on September 28, 1926. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in May 2011.

Surrounding area

• Yonezawa Jonan Post Office
• Yamagata University Yonezawa campus

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)