Zaō Station

Railway station in Yamagata, Japan

38°12′22″N 140°18′13″E / 38.205997°N 140.30365°E / 38.205997; 140.30365Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōu Main LineDistance81.8 km from FukushimaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedHistoryOpened5 December 1911Previous namesKanai (until 1951)PassengersFY20181105 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Mokichi-Kinenkan-mae towards Fukushima		Yamagata Line		Yamagata towards Shinjō

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

Lines

Zaō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 81.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.^[1]

Station layout

Zaō Station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Kaminoyamaonsen, Akayu, and Yonezawa
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yamagata and Shinjō

History

The station opened on 5 December 1911 as Kanai Station (金井駅).^[1] It was renamed Zaō Station on 1 March 1951.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1105 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	760^[3]
2005	925^[4]
2010	902^[5]
2015	950^[6]

Surrounding area

National Route 13
Tohoku Bunkyō College
Tokai University Yamagata Senior High School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 March 2020.