Uzen-Takamatsu Station

Uzen-Takamatsu Station 羽前高松駅
Uzen-Takamatsu Station, April 2010
General information
Location	Gōnome, Yakuwa, Sagae-shi, Yamagata-ken 995-0524 Japan
Coordinates	38°23′52″N 140°14′55″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Aterazawa Line
Distance	19.3 km (12.0 mi) from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 April 1922; 102 years ago (1922-04-23)
Passengers
FY2006	296 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shibahashi towards Aterazawa Aterazawa Line Nishi-Sagae towards Yamagata
Location Uzen-Takamatsu Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Uzen-Takamatsu Station Uzen-Takamatsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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 in Winter

Lines

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[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
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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 547. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. "JR東日本：駅構内図・バリアフリー情報（羽前高松駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
3. JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
4. 青木栄一 「昭和52年5月1日現在における補遺」『私鉄車両めぐり特輯』1、鉄道ピクトリアル編集部、鉄道図書刊行会、東京、1977年、補遺3頁。(in Japanese)
5. ""JR左沢線営業所・20年目の課題（下） 沿線の観光振興"". Yamagata Newspaper. 6 March 2010. p. 24.
6. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2006年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
7. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2000年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
8. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2001年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
9. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2002年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
10. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2003年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
11. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2004年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
12. "JR東日本：各駅の乗車人員（2005年度）". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Uzen-Takamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Uzen-Takamatsu Station (JR East) (in Japanese)