Uzen-Takamatsu Station

Uzen-Takamatsu Station (羽前高松駅) is a railway station on the Aterazawa Line in the city of Sagae, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Uzen-Takamatsu Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 19.3 km from the start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 5 km from Aterazawa. The preceding station of Nishi-Sagae is 2.9 km away and the following station of Shibahashi is 3 km away.

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.

History
Uzen-Takamatsu Station began operation on 23 April 1922. 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. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 28 February 2010, replacing a previous wooden structure dating from 1940.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 296 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). 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:

Surrounding area

 * Jion-ji Temple
 * Daigo Elementary School
 * Takamatsu Elementary School
 * Ryōnichi Junior High School
 * Mogami River