Yamagata Station
Railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yamagata Station (山形駅, Yamagata-eki) is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yamagata Station 山形駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata City Yamagata Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 is served by the following lines.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.
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 |
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.
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.
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