Kaminoyama-Onsen Station

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]

Kaminoyama-Onsen Station かみのやま温泉駅
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station in August 2007
Location	1 Yarai, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3134 Japan
Coordinates
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen ■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	75.0 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 islanc platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	4 December 1999
Previous names	Kaminoyama (until 1992)
Passengers
FY2018	1521daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Akayu toward Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Yamagata toward Shinjō Uzen-Nakayama toward Fukushima Yamagata Line Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae toward Shinjō
Location
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station Location within Japan

Lines

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]

Station layout

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

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

• Kaminoyama City Hall
• Kaminoyama Post Office
• Kaminoyama Castle
• Kaminoyama Onsen

References

1. 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.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)