Urushiyama Station

Location
	Urushiyama Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Urushiyama Station Urushiyama Station (Japan)

Urushiyama Station

漆山駅
Urushiyama Station; 漆山駅
	Urushiyama Station in March 2010
General information
Location	Urushiyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-2161; Japan
Coordinates	38°18′52″N 140°20′51″E / 38.3144°N 140.347589°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	94.9 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 1, 1902
Services
Location
Location
	Urushiyama Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Urushiyama Station Urushiyama Station (Japan)

Urushiyama Station (漆山駅, Urushiyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Urushiyama Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 94.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. Track one is adjacent to the station building; track 2 is on a passing loop. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yamagata, and Yonezawa
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Tendō and Shinjō

History

Urushiyama Station opened on November 1, 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2009.

Surrounding area

Since December 1946 the Topcon factory has been next to the station.^[1]

References

^ "History of Topcon". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-21.

External links

Media related to Urushiyama Station (Yamagata) at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[1] "History of Topcon". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-21.

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