Yamagata Station
Yamagata Station 山形駅 | |
|---|---|
 East entrance, August 2006 | |
| Location |
1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata, Yamagata （山形県山形市香澄町一丁目） Japan |
| Coordinates | 38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E / 38.248708°N 140.327456°ECoordinates: 38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E / 38.248708°N 140.327456°E |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōu Main Line |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2012) | 10,860 daily |
Yamagata Station (山形駅 Yamagata-eki) is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.
Station layout
Platforms
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Fukushima, Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, and Tokyo for Sakurambo-Higashine, Shinjō |
| 3, 4 | ■ Yamagata Line | for Tendō, Sakurambo-Higashine, and Shinjō for Yonezawa and Fukushima |
| 5 | ■ Special platform | for additional trains and services |
| 6 | ■ Aterazawa Line | for Sagae and Aterazawa |
| 7 | ■ Senzan Line | for Yamadera, Ayashi, and Sendai |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata Shinkansen | ||||
| Kaminoyama Onsen | Tsubasa | Tendō | ||
| Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line) | ||||
| Zaō | Local | Kita-Yamagata | ||
| Senzan Line | ||||
| Kita-Yamagata | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Kita-Yamagata | Local | Terminus | ||
| Aterazawa Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Kita-Yamagata | ||
History
Yamagata Station opened on 11 April 1901.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Yamagata Shinkansen services started on 1 July 1992. From 4 December 1999, Yamagata Shinkansen services were extended to Shinjō Station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 10,860 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,800[4] |
| 2005 | 11,096[5] |
| 2010 | 10,562[6] |
| 2011 | 10,518[7] |
| 2012 | 10,860[3] |
Surrounding area
- Yamagata City Office
- Yamagata Museum of Art
- Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum
- Yamagata Citizens' Hall
- Yamagata Gakuin High School
- Yamagata No. 3 Junior High School
References
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
External links
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- Yamagata Station (JR East) (Japanese)
- Yamagata Station map
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