Yamagata Station

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
The west entrance in April 2022
General information
Location	1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata City Yamagata Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen      Ōu Main Line      Senzan Line      Aterazawa Line
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
History
Opened	11 April 1901; 124 years ago (11 April 1901)
Passengers
FY2012	10,860 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kaminoyama-Onsen towards Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Tendō towards Shinjō Zaō towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Kita-Yamagata towards Shinjō Terminus Senzan Line Rapid A B C Local Kita-Yamagata towards Sendai Aterazawa Line Kita-Yamagata towards Aterazawa
Location Yamagata Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Station Yamagata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The east entrance in August 2006

Lines

Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.

• Yamagata Shinkansen
• Ōu Main Line
• Senzan Line
• Aterazawa Line

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

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