Minami-Yonezawa Station (南米沢駅, Minami-Yonezawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Minami-Yonezawa Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 3.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
History
Minami-Yonezawa Station opened on September 28, 1926.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in May 2011.
Surrounding area
- Yonezawa Jonan Post Office
- Yamagata University Yonezawa campus
See also
References
- ^ Satoshi (ed.), Encyclopedia of Station History: JNR and JR Volume II (First Edition) , JTB , October 1, 1998, p. 542. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6 .
External links
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)