Uzen-Takamatsu Station
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Uzen-Takamatsu Station 羽前高松駅 | |||||||||||
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 Uzen-Takamatsu Station, April 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gōnome, Yakuwa, Sagae-shi, Yamagata-ken 995-0524 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°23′52″N 140°14′55″E / 38.397675°N 140.248719°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | Aterazawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.3 km (12.0 mi) from Kita-Yamagata | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 April 1922 | ||||||||||
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| FY2006 | 296 daily | ||||||||||
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Uzen-Takamatsu Station (羽前高松駅, Uzen-Takamatsu-eki) is a railway station on the Aterazawa Line in the city of Sagae, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Uzen-Takamatsu Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 19.3 km (12.0 mi) from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 5 km (3.1 mi) from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Nishi-Sagae is 2.9 km (1.8 mi) away and the following station of Shibahashi is 3 km (1.9 mi) away.[1]
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is designed in the image of nearby Jion-ji Temple, which is a National Important Cultural Property.The station has no accessibility features.[2]
Platforms
Source:[2]
| - | ■ Aterazawa Line | for Yamagata |
| for Aterazawa |
History
Uzen-Takamatsu Station began operation on 23 April 1922.[3] From 1926 to 1974, the station was also used by the now-defunct Sanzan Line of the Yamagata Railway, and during that period had two opposed side platforms, and a bay platform.[4] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1] A new station building was completed in 28 February 2010, replacing a previous wooden structure dating from 1940.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6] Since 2007, JR East has not reported the passenger numbers for Uzen-Takamatsu Station.
Below is table containing the passenger statistics since the year 2000 to the year 2004:
| Passenger statistics | |
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| Year | Average Daily Boarding Passengers |
| 2000 | 304[7] |
| 2001 | 277[8] |
| 2002 | 298[9] |
| 2003 | 303[10] |
| 2004 | 312[11] |
| 2005 | 310[12] |
| 2006 | 296[6] |
Surrounding area
- Jion-ji Temple
- Daigo Elementary School
- Takamatsu Elementary School
- Ryōnichi Junior High School
- Mogami River
National Route 112
National Route 287
