Yuza Station

Yuza Station (遊佐駅, Yuza eki) is a railway station located in the town of Yuza, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yuza Station 遊佐駅
Yuza Station, July 2009
General information
Location	Yuza, Yuza-machi, Akumi-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-8301 Japan
Coordinates	39°0′57.5″N 139°54′18.5″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	179.1 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 5, 1919
Passengers
FY2018	169
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sakata towards Niigata Inaho Kisakata towards Akita Minamichōkai towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Fukura towards Akita
Location Yuza Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Yuza Station Yuza Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yuza Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is located 179.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for through trains
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Akita

History

Yuza Station opened on December 5, 1919, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on March 1, 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 169 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Yuza Town Hall
• Yuza High School
• National Route 345

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan