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Tendō Station

天童駅
Tendō Station; 天童駅
	The east entrance in August 2006
General information
Location	Honchō 1-1-1, Tendō-shi, Yamagata-ken 994-0034; Japan
Coordinates	38°21′36″N 140°22′10″E / 38.359969°N 140.369503°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yamagata Shinkansen; Ōu Main Line;
Distance	100.4 km (62.4 mi) from Fukushima
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 August 1901; 123 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	1463
Services
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	Tendō Station Location within Tendo, Yamagata Tendō Station Tendō Station (Yamagata Prefecture) Tendō Station Tendō Station (Japan)

Tendō Station (天童駅, Tendō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tendō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 100.4 kilometres (62.4 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Yamagata, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
1	■ Yamagata Line	for Yonezawa, and Yamagata
2	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Murayama and Shinjō
2	■ Yamagata Line	for Murayama and Shinjō
3	■ Yamagata Shinkansen	for Murayama and Shinjō

History

Tendō Station opened on 23 August 1901.^[2] 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 September 1992.^{[citation needed]} The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 4 December 1999.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	1,938^[4]
2005	1,828^[5]
2010	1,701^[6]
2015	1,588^[7]

Surrounding area

The station is in the heart of Tendō with the bus station and shops adjacent.

Tendō City Hall
Tendō post office
Hiroshige Art Museum
Tendō Shogi Museum
Tendō onsen

Tendo Station (top) and Tendo City Shogi Museum (right)
Tendō Bus Terminal (adjacent to the station)

References

^ ^a ^b 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. 530. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2019.