Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station

Coordinates: 38°19′58″N 140°29′47″E / 38.33278°N 140.49639°E / 38.33278; 140.49639
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Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station

面白山高原駅
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station, September 2010
General information
LocationYamadera-aze 8387 Omoshiroyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3301
Japan
Coordinates38°19′58″N 140°29′47″E / 38.33278°N 140.49639°E / 38.33278; 140.49639
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Senzan Line
Distance42.5 km from Sendai
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedApril 1, 1987
Previous namesOmoshiroyama (until 1988)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yamadera
towards Yamagata
Senzan Line
Local
Okunikkawa
towards Sendai
Location
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station is located in Japan
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station (Japan)

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station (面白山高原駅, Omoshiroyama-Kōgen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 42.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unstaffed.

History[edit]

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station opened on November 10, 1937 as the Omoshiroyama Provisional Station (面白山仮乗降場, Omoshiro Kaijōkyōjō). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. It was renamed to its present name on March 13, 1988.

Surrounding area[edit]

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen skiing area is nearby. A ski lift carries passengers between the station and the ski slope. In the summer, the station is accessible by automobile, but in the winter season the roads are usually closed.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station at Wikimedia Commons