Sanze Station

Sanze Station (三瀬駅, Sanze-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sanze Station 三瀬駅
Sanze Station (2004)
General information
Location	88 Sanzecho, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-7463 Japan
Coordinates	38°41′58.3″N 139°40′24.7″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	123.2 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 22, 1922
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kobato towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Uzen-Mizusawa towards Akita
Location Sanze Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Sanze Station Sanze Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sanze Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 123.2 kilometres (76.6 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 Tsuruoka, Amarume and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	passing loop
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami

History

Sanze Station was opened on May 22, 1922. A new station building was completed in November 1981. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 7
• Sanze Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 561.

External links

Media related to Sanze Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)