Nishi-Yonezawa Station

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

Nishi-Yonezawa Station 西米沢駅
Nishi-Yonezawa Station in August 2018
General information
Location	4-92 Naoe-cho, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-0056 Japan
Coordinates	37°55′02″N 140°05′05″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yonesaka Line
Distance	6.5 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 Narushima towards Sakamachi Yonesaka Line Minami-Yonezawa towards Yonezawa
Location
Nishi-Yonezawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Nishi-Yonezawa Station Nishi-Yonezawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Yonezawa Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 6.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Nishi-Yonezawa Station opened on September 28, 1926. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery (National Historic Site)

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishi-Yonezawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)