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Yamagata Station

Coordinates: 38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E / 38.248708°N 140.327456°E / 38.248708; 140.327456
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Yamagata Station

山形駅
The west entrance in April 2022
General information
Location1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata City
Yamagata Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E / 38.248708°N 140.327456°E / 38.248708; 140.327456
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks7
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened11 April 1901; 123 years ago (11 April 1901)
Passengers
FY201210,860 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kaminoyama-Onsen
towards Tokyo
Yamagata Shinkansen 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 is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Station
Yamagata Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Station is located in Japan
Yamagata Station
Yamagata Station
Yamagata Station (Japan)
The east entrance in August 2006

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

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Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

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Platforms

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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