Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station (面白山高原駅, Omoshiroyama-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station 面白山高原駅
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station, September 2010
General information
Location	Yamadera-aze 8387 Omoshiroyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3301 Japan
Coordinates	38°19′58″N 140°29′47″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senzan Line
Distance	42.5 km from Sendai
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	April 1, 1987
Previous names	Omoshiroyama (until 1988)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yamadera towards Yamagata Senzan Line Local Okunikkawa towards Sendai
Location Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 42.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unstaffed.

History

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station opened on November 10, 1937 as the Omoshiroyama Provisional Station (面白山仮乗降場, Omoshiro Kaijōkyōjō). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on March 13, 1988.

Surrounding area

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen skiing area is nearby. A ski lift carries passengers between the station and the ski slope. In the summer, the station is accessible by automobile, but in the winter season the roads are usually closed.

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  Mt.Omoshiroyama
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  Omoshiroyama Highland
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  Cosmos Berg
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  Slope
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  Valley
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  Station back
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  Arare Falls

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)