Yamagata Station
Appearance
Yamagata Station 山形駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The west entrance in April 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata City Yamagata Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E / 38.248708°N 140.327456°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 11 April 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2012 | 10,860 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yamagata Station (山形駅, Yamagata-eki) is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.
Station layout
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The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
[edit]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 |
History
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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2000 | 11,800[4] |
2005 | 11,096[5] |
2010 | 10,562[6] |
2011 | 10,518[7] |
2012 | 10,860[3] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamagata Station.
- Yamagata Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Yamagata Station map