is a junction

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the Yamagata Railway as a tenant.

Lines

Imaizumi Station is a station on the JR East

Yonesaka Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture to Sakamachi Station in Niigata Prefecture. At Yonezawa, connections to the Yamagata Shinkansen and Ōu Main L ...

and is 23.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Yonezawa Station is a junction railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Yonezawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 40.1 kilometers from ...

. It is also a station on the Yamagata Railway

Flower Nagai Line The is a Japanese railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It connects Akayu Station in Nanyō to Arato Station in Shirataka. The Flower Nagai Line is the only line operated by the third sector , which took over the former JR East line in ...

, and is located 12.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Akayu Station is a junction railway station in the city of Nan'yō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the Yamagata Railway Company as a tenant. Lines Akayu Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and th ...

Station layout

The station has two

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s serving four tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a

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staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Imaizumi Station opened on 15 November 1914 as a station on the Nagai Light Railway Line. The Yonesaka Line began operations from 28 September 1926. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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on 1 April 1987, and became a station on the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988. The Yonesaka Line (Imaizumi - Hagyū) and Flower Nagai Line (Imaizumi - Tokiniwa) share about 2 km of track. The junction point was called .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 218 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). and the Yamagata Railway portion of the station was used by 612 passengers dailyYamagata Prefectural government statistics
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Surrounding area

* * * Okitama Public General Hospital

References

External links

JR East Station information

Flower Nagai Line
{{Flower Nagai Line Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Stations of East Japan Railway Company Yonesaka Line Yamagata Railway Flower Nagai Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Nagai, Yamagata