Urushiyama Station (漆山駅, Urushiyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Urushiyama Station 漆山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Urushiyama Station in March 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Urushiyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-2161 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°18′52″N 140°20′51″E / 38.3144°N 140.347589°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 94.9 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 1, 1902 | ||||||||||
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  Urushiyama Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture  Urushiyama Station Urushiyama Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Urushiyama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 94.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. Track one is adjacent to the station building; track 2 is on a passing loop. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yamagata, and Yonezawa |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Tendō and Shinjō |
History edit
Urushiyama Station opened on November 1, 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2009.
Surrounding area edit
Since December 1946 the Topcon factory has been next to the station.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "History of Topcon". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
External links edit
Media related to Urushiyama Station (Yamagata) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)