is a

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in the city of Yamagata,

Yamagata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It has a population of 1,005,926 (1 February 2025) and an area of 9,325 Square kilometre, km2 (3,600 Square mile, sq mi). Its neighbours are Akita Prefectu ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Zaō Station is served by the

Ōu Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station (Fukushima), Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1 ...

, and is located 81.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Zaō Station has two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s connected via a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 5 December 1911 as . It was renamed Zaō Station on 1 March 1951. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1105 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* * Tohoku Bunkyō College * Tokai University Yamagata Senior High School

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zao Station Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Ōu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911 Yamagata, Yamagata