Tōge Station

Railway station in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Itaya towards Fukushima		Yamagata Line		Ōsawa towards Shinjō

Location
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Tōge Station (峠駅, Tōge-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tōge Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 28.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is located within a snow shelter, as it is located in a region of very heavy snowfalls in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Entrance side	■ Ōu Main Line	for Fukushima
Opposite side	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yonezawa

History

Tōge Station began as a signal stop on 15 May 1899 and was elevated to a full passenger station on 1 August 1899.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Before the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen in 1992, the station used different platforms that could only be accessed through a switchback manoeuvre. However, with upgrades to the line in preparation of the opening of the shinkansen, these old platforms were abandoned on the 1st of September 1990 in favour of the current platforms where there is no need for the switchback manoeuvre.^[2]