Itaya Station
Itaya Station 板谷駅 | |||||||||||
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 Itaya Station entrance in September 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 582 Itaya, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-1331 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′42″N 140°16′07″E / 37.811594°N 140.268631°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.2 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 May 1899 | ||||||||||
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Itaya Station (板谷駅, Itaya-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Itaya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Itaya Station has two unnumbered opposite side platforms connected by a level crossing. The switching point of the tracks is protected by a snow shelter due to the heavy snowfall in the area in winter. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| Entrance side | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Fukushima |
| Opposite side | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Yonezawa |
History
Itaya Station was opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Due to extremely low ridership, the station was bypassed by all trains between mid-January and late March in 2023–25.[1] In the winter of 2025, trains began bypassing the station on December 1.
Surrounding area
National Route 13- Kuriko International Ski & Resort
See also
References
- ^ "JR東日本、奥羽本線板谷駅・大沢駅で冬期に全列車通過 - 1/10から" [All trains pass through Itaya Station and Osawa Station on the Ou Main Line during winter - from 1/10 to 3/26]. MyNavi News. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)