title: Mitsuseki Station
text: # Mitsuseki Station
  
  Mitsuseki Station (三関駅, Mitsuseki-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Mitsuseki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 204.4 km (127.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.
  
  ## History
  
  Mitsuseki Station opened on July 1, 1930. The station has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  The station building was replaced by a temporary structure in August 2017, with a new building completed in December 2017.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2007 (the last year for which data was published), the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | Daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2000 | 81 |
  | 2005 | 49 |
  | 2007 | 40 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 13
  * Omono River
  