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Yamagata shinkansen 140 passenger s view
Shinjō Station (新庄駅, Shinjō-eki) is a railway station in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the terminus for the Yamagata Shinkansen, Rikuu West Line and Rikuu East Line.
Contents
- Yamagata shinkansen 140 passenger s view
- Lines
- Station layout
- Platforms
- Adjacent stations
- History
- Passenger statistics
- Surrounding area
- References
Lines
Shinjō 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
Adjacent stations
History
Shinjō Station opened on 11 June 1903. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in October 1998. From 4 December 1999, the station became the terminus of the Yamagata Shinkansen, following its extension from Yamagata.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 1,582 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.