Shinjō Station

Shinjō Station (新庄駅, Shinjō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shinjō Station 新庄駅
Shinjō Station West Entrance in October 2010
General information
Location	1-1 Tamon-machi, Shinjō-shi, Yamagata-ken 996-0024 Japan
Coordinates	38°45′46″N 140°18′22″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen      Ōu Main Line      Rikuu East Line      Rikuu West Line
Distance	421.4 km (261.8 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	3 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 June 1903; 122 years ago (11 June 1903)
Passengers
FY2018	1,393 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōishida towards Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Terminus Funagata towards Fukushima Yamagata Line Terminus Ōu Main Line Local Izumita towards Aomori Furukuchi One-way operation Rikuu West Line Rapid Mogamigawa Terminus Masukata towards Sakata Rikuu West Line Local Terminus Rikuu East Line Minami-Shinjō towards Kogota
Location Shinjō Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Shinjō Station Shinjō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shinjō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is the terminus for the Yamagata Shinkansen, Rikuu West Line and Rikuu East Line. It is 148.6 kilometers from Fukushima and 421.4 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

Shinjō Station East Entrance

Shinjō Station has one side platform and one island platform for the Yamagata Shinkansen. The Ōu Main Line uses half of this island platform, and one of two opposed side platforms. The other side platform is used by the Rikuu West Line. The Rikuu East line uses a notch in one of the side platforms, forming a bay platform. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms

1/2	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Yamagata, Fukushima, and Tokyo
	■ Ou Main Line	for Ōishida, Murayama, Tendō, and Yamagata
3	■ Rikuu West Line	for Furukuchi, Karikawa, Amarume, and Sakata
	■ Ou Main Line	for Yuzawa, Yokote, Ōmagari, and Akita
4	■ Ou Main Line	for Yuzawa, Yokote, Ōmagari, and Akita
5	■ Rikuu East Line	for Naruko-Onsen, Furukawa, and Kogota
	■ Rikuu West Line	for Furukuchi, Karikawa, Amarume, and Sakata

• Platforms 1 and 2 serve 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge tracks, while platforms 3 to 5 serve narrow gauge (1,067 mm) tracks.

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  Platforms 1 and 2, July 2011
• 
  Platform 3, July 2007

History

Shinjō Station opened on 11 June 1903.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.^[1] A new station building was completed in October 1998.^{[citation needed]} From 4 December 1999, the station became the terminus of the Yamagata Shinkansen, following its extension from Yamagata.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,393 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	2,373[3]
2005	1,960[4]
2010	1,593[5]
2015	1,481[6]

Surrounding area

• Shinjō City Hall
• Shinjō Post Office
• National Route 13
• National Route 47