Itaya Station

Itaya Station 板谷駅
Itaya Station entrance in September 2012
General information
Location	582 Itaya, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-1331 Japan
Coordinates	37°48′42″N 140°16′07″E
Operator	JR East
Line	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	21.2 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 May 1899
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Niwasaka towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Tōge towards Shinjō
Location Itaya Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Itaya Station Location within Japan

Itaya Station (板谷駅, Itaya-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Itaya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Itaya Station has two unnumbered opposite side platforms connected by a level crossing. The switching point of the tracks is protected by a snow shelter due to the heavy snowfall in the area in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

Itaya Station was opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Due to extremely low ridership, the station was bypassed by all trains between mid-January and late March in 2023–25. In the winter of 2025, trains began bypassing the station on December 1.

Surrounding area

• National Route 13
• Kuriko International Ski & Resort

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)