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Yamagata Station

山形駅
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
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
Passengers
FY2012	10,860 daily
Services
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	Yamagata Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Station Yamagata Station (Japan)

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.

Station layout

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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.