Kita-Yamagata Station

Kita-Yamagata Station

北山形駅
West entrance in March 2017
General information
Location1-7 Kitamachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken, 990-0821
Japan
Coordinates38°15′57″N 140°19′58″E / 38.265853°N 140.332794°E / 38.265853; 140.332794
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance89.0 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 island + 4 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened20 July 1921
Passengers
FY20181,590 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yamagata
towards Fukushima
 Yamagata Line Uzen-Chitose
towards Shinjō
Yamagata
Terminus
 Senzan Line
Rapid A B C
Local
 Uzen-Chitose
towards Sendai
Aterazawa Line Higashi-Kanai
towards Aterazawa
Location
Kita-Yamagata Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Kita-Yamagata Station
Kita-Yamagata Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Kita-Yamagata Station is located in Japan
Kita-Yamagata Station
Kita-Yamagata Station
Kita-Yamagata Station (Japan)

Kita-Yamagata Station (北山形駅, Kita-Yamagata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Yamagata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and Senzan Line, and is located 89.0 rail kilometers from the starting point of these lines at Fukushima Station.[1] It also forms the terminus for the Aterazawa Line.

Station layout

Track diagram
East entrance, May 2005

The station is arranged in a Y-shaped configuration. The Ōu Main Line is served by a side platform and one side of an island platform. The other side of the island platform and an additional side platform are used by the Senzan Line. The Aterazawa Line connects to the station with a pair of opposed side platforms at an angle to the station building.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Shinjō, Yamagata, and Fukushima
2 ■ Ōu Main Line not in normal use
3 ■ Senzan Line for Yamagata and Sendai
4 ■ Senzan Line not in normal use
5 ■ Aterazawa Line for Yamagata
6 ■ Aterazawa Line for Yamagata, Sagae, and Aterazawa

History

Kita-Yamagata Station opened on 20 July 1921 as a station on the Aterazawa light railway line.[1] Services on the Ōu Main Line began on 11 September 1927[1] and on the Senzan West Line from 17 October 1933.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1590 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 1,647[3]
2005 1,662[4]
2010 1,621[5]
2015 1,554[6]

Surrounding area

A kind of Manneken Pis in front of the east entrance

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. pp. 529, 546. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

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