Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station

面白山高原駅
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station; 面白山高原駅
	Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station
General information
Location	Yamadera-aze 8387 Omoshiroyama, Yamagata, Yamagata; （山形県山形市大字山寺字面白山8387）; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Senzan Line
Connections	;
History
Opened	1937
Previous names	Omoshiroyama (until 1988)

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

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

Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station has a single side platform, serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Senzan Line
Rapid-A, Rapid-B: Does not stop at this station
Okunikkawa	Rapid-C, Ordinary	Yamadera

History

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 1 April 1987. It was upgraded to a full passenger station on March 13, 1988 and renamed to its present name.

Surrounding area

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.