title: Uzen-Mizusawa Station
text: # Uzen-Mizusawa Station
  
  Uzen-Mizusawa Station (羽前水沢駅, Uzen-Mizusawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Uzen-Mizusawa Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 128.9 kilometres (80.1 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | passing loop |
  | 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Tsuruoka, Amarume and Sakata |
  
  ## History
  
  Uzen-Mizusawa Station was opened on September 5, 1926. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in October 2013.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 7
  