Minami-Dewa Station

Minami-Dewa Station (南出羽駅, Minami-Dewa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Minami-Dewa Station 南出羽駅
Minami-Dewa Station in October 2005
Location	Nanaura, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-2171 Japan
Coordinates	38°18′10″N 140°20′41″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	93.6 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	March 5, 1952
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Uzen-Chitose toward Fukushima Yamagata Line Urushiyama toward Shinjō
Location
Minami-Dewa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Minami-Dewa Station Minami-Dewa Station (Japan)

Lines

Minami-Dewa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 93.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Minami-Dewa Station opened on March 5, 1952. 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 2000.

Surrounding area

• Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital
• Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Minami-Dewa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)