Yuze-Onsen Station
Yuze-Onsen Station (湯瀬温泉駅, Yuze-Onsen-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Yuze-Onsen Station 湯瀬温泉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yuze-Onsen Station in August 2006 | |||||||||||
| Location | Hachimantai aze Yuze 53-4, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5141 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°7′20.55″N 140°50′25.45″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 59.9 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1931 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yuze Station (to 1995) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 247 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Yuze-Onsen Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 59.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.
Station layout
Yuze-Onsen Station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is a kan'i itaku station administered by Kazuno-Hanawa Station and operated by Yuze-Onsen meeting group, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).
History
Yuze-Onsen Station was opened on October 17, 1931 as Yuze Station (湯瀬駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Hachimantai, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1995. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 282- Tohoku Expressway - Yuze Parking Area
- Yuze hot springs
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
Media related to Yuze-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)