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 east entrance in August 2006
Location	1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata, Yamagata Japan
Coordinates	38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1901
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012)	10,860 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kaminoyama Onsen toward Tokyo Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Tendō toward Shinjō Zaō toward Fukushima Yamagata Line Kita-Yamagata toward Shinjō Terminus Senzan Line Rapid A B C Local Kita-Yamagata toward Sendai Aterazawa Line Kita-Yamagata toward Aterazawa
Location
Yamagata Station Location within Japan

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

References

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]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 529. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 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.

External links

• Yamagata Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
• Yamagata Station map