Yuza Station

{{short description|Railway station in Yuza, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Yuza Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 遊佐駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JR Yuza sta 001.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Yuza Station, July 2009

| other_name =

| address = Yuza, Yuza-machi, Akumi-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-8301

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|39|0|57.5|N|139|54|18.5|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-06|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{colorbull|skyblue}} Uetsu Main Line

| distance = 179.1 kilometers from {{STN|Niitsu|x}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| status = Staffed

| code =

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1619}}

| opened = December 5, 1919

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 169

| pass_year = FY2018

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East

|line1=Inaho|left1=Sakata|right1=Kisakata

|line2=Uetsu Main|left2=Minamichōkai|right2=Fukura}}

| map_type = Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label =Yuza Station

}}

{{Nihongo|Yuza Station|遊佐駅|Yuza eki}} is a railway station located in the town of Yuza, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yuza Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line and is located 179.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Uetsu Main Line|linecol=skyblue|dir=for through trains}}

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History

Yuza Station opened on December 5, 1919, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on March 1, 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 169 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|year= 2019|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 21 December 2019}}