Line(s) Uetsu Main Line Opened 1964 | Address Japan | |
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Location Hiraoka Otsubo, Shōnai, Higashitagawa, Yamagata
（山形県東田川郡庄内町平岡字大坪）
Japan Operated by East Japan Railway Company Similar Sagoshi Station, Nishibukuro Station, Amarume Station, Minamichōkai Station, Higashi‑Sakata Station | ||
Kita-Amarume Station (北余目駅, Kita-Amarume-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Kita-Amarume Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 157.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
Kita-Amarume Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building. The station is unattended.
History
Kita-Amarume Station was opened on February 1, 1964. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. On December 25, 2005 a train from Sagoshi Station derailed in bad weather near this station, killing five and injuring thirty-three.
Surrounding area
The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice paddies. There are very few buildings in the vicinity of the station.