is a junction

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in the city of

Yonezawa, Yamagata Yonezawa City Hall is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,707 in 33,278 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Yonezawa is most famous for i ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Yonezawa Station is served by the

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and the

Yamagata Shinkansen The is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line. The term Yamaga ...

, and is located 40.1 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Fukushima Station. It is also the eastern terminal station for the

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 located 90.7 kilometers from the western terminal at .

Station layout

Yonezawa Station is an elevated station with one partial

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used for tracks 1, 4 and 5 and one

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, serving tracks 2 and 3. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Yonezawa Station opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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on 1 April 1987. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 1 July 1992. A new station building was completed in November 1993.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* * *Yonezawa City Hall *Yonezawa Post Office * Uesugi Shrine *

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Famous Ekiben

* Gyukakuni bento - black beef served inside a container shaped like a cow's face; when the lid is removed

Hanagasa Ondo Hanagasa Ondo (花笠音頭) is a folk song from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The name literally means "flower straw-hat song." It accompanies a local community dance called the " Hanagasa Odori." (花笠踊り) The song is in typical swung ondo rh ...

is played

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Yonesaka Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Yamagata Shinkansen Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Yonesaka Line Ōu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Yonezawa, Yamagata