Kaminoyama_Onsen_Station
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station
Railway station in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station (かみのやま温泉駅, Kaminoyama-onsen-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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Kaminoyama-Onsen Station かみのやま温泉駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kaminoyama-Onsen Station in July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Yarai, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–3134 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 75.0 km (46.6 mi) from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 February 1901; 123 years ago (15 February 1901) | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kaminoyama (until 1992) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1,158 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Kaminoyama-Onsen Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Kaminoyama-Onsen Station Kaminoyama-Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line) and the Yamagata Shinkansen. It is 75.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.[2]
The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata and Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Yamagata and Shinjō | |
| 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yonezawa, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Akayu and Yonezawa | |
| 3 | ■ Yamagata Line | for Yamagata and Shinjō for Akayu and Yonezawa |
The station opened on 15 February 1901 as Kaminoyama Station (上ノ山駅).[2] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[2] Kaminoyama Station was renamed Kaminoyama-Onsen Station on 1 July 1992, coinciding with the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen.[2] A new station building was completed in June 2004.[citation needed]
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
- Kaminoyama City Hall
- Kaminoyama Post Office
- Kaminoyama Castle
- Kaminoyama Onsen
- 各駅情報（かみのやま温泉駅） [Station Information (Kaminoyama-Onsen Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)