Uzen-Mizusawa Station

Uzen-Mizusawa Station (羽前水沢駅, Uzen-Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Uzen-Mizusawa Station 羽前水沢駅
Uzen-Mizusawa Station. August 2019
General information
Location	74 Ōarai, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken Japan
Coordinates	38°42′50.1″N 139°43′57.6″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	128.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 5, 1926
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sanze towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Uzen-Ōyama towards Akita
Location Uzen-Mizusawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Uzen-Mizusawa Station Uzen-Mizusawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Uzen-Mizusawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 128.9 kilometres (80.1 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	passing loop
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka, Amarume and Sakata

History

Uzen-Mizusawa Station was opened on September 5, 1926. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in October 2013.

Surrounding area

• National Route 7

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Uzen-Mizusawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)