Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 面白山高原駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Yamadera-aze 8387 Omoshiroyama, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3301 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Senzan Line |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Distance: | 42.5 km from |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | April 1, 1987 |
Former: | Omoshiroyama (until 1988) |
Map Type: | Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station |
is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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.
The station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unstaffed.
Omoshiroyama-Kōgen Station opened on November 10, 1937 as the . 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.
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.