Passengers (2012) 28 daily Opened 1931 | Previous names Yuze (until 1995) | |
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Operated by East Japan Railway Company Similar Rikuchū‑Ōsato Station, Hachimantai Station, Dobukai Station, Shibahira Station, Towada‑Minami Station | ||
Yuze-Onsen Station (湯瀬温泉駅, Yuze-Onsen-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Yuze-Onsen Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 59.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.
Station layout
Yuze-Onsen Station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended. Yuze-Onsen Station is a kan'i itaku station administered by Kazuno-Hanawa Station and operated by Yuze-Onsen meeting group, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).
History
Yuze-Onsen Station was opened on October 17, 1931 as Yuze Station (湯瀬駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Hachimantai, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1995. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1971. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.