Yuze-Onsen Station

Railway station in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan

40°7′20.55″N 140°50′25.45″E / 40.1223750°N 140.8404028°E / 40.1223750; 140.8404028Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Hanawa Line Distance59.9 km from KōmaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 17, 1931Previous namesYuze Station (to 1995)PassengersFY2018247 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Hachimantai towards Ōdate		Hanawa Line		Anihata towards Morioka

Location
Yuze-Onsen Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Yuze-Onsen Station Yuze-Onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yuze-Onsen Station (湯瀬温泉駅, Yuze-Onsen-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

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 one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The 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.