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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 / 38.248708°N 140.327456°E / 38.248708; 140.327456
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; 123 years ago (11 April 1901)
Passengers
FY2012	10,860 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kaminoyama-Onsentowards Tokyo Yamagata ShinkansenTsubasa Tendōtowards Shinjō Zaōtowards Fukushima Yamagata Line Kita-Yamagatatowards Shinjō Terminus Senzan LineRapid A B C Local Kita-Yamagatatowards Sendai Aterazawa Line Kita-Yamagatatowards Aterazawa
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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

Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.

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

Station layout

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

Platforms

History

Yamagata Station opened on 11 April 1901. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

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). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

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]. Vol. 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

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture
• Ōu Main Line
• Yamagata Shinkansen
• Senzan Line
• Aterazawa Line
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901