Kaminoyama-Onsen Station

Kaminoyama-Onsen Station (かみのやま温泉駅, Kaminoyama-onsen-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Kaminoyama-Onsen Station かみのやま温泉駅
Kaminoyama-Onsen Station in July 2021
General information
Location	1 Yarai, Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata-ken 999–3134 Japan
Coordinates	38°9′8.05″N 140°16′43.15″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen      Ōu Main Line
Distance	75.0 km (46.6 mi) from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	15 February 1901; 124 years ago (15 February 1901)
Previous names	Kaminoyama (until 1992)
Passengers
FY2020	1,158 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Akayu towards Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Yamagata towards Shinjō Uzen-Nakayama towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae towards Shinjō
Location Kaminoyama-Onsen Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Kaminoyama-Onsen Station Kaminoyama-Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kaminoyama-Onsen Station is served by the Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line) and the Yamagata Shinkansen. It is 75.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.^[2]

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Yamagata and Shinjō
	■ Yamagata Line	for Yamagata and Shinjō
2	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Yonezawa, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
	■ Yamagata Line	for Akayu and Yonezawa
3	■ Yamagata Line	for Yamagata and Shinjō for Akayu and Yonezawa

History

The station opened on 15 February 1901 as Kaminoyama Station (上ノ山駅).^[2] It was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.^[2] Kaminoyama Station was renamed Kaminoyama-Onsen Station on 1 July 1992, coinciding with the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen.^[2] A new station building was completed in June 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Kaminoyama City Hall
• Kaminoyama Post Office
• Kaminoyama Castle
• Kaminoyama Onsen