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Yamagata Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Connections
  
Bus terminal

Opened
  
1901

Line(s)
  
Ōu Main Line

Passengers (FY2012)
  
10,860 daily

Yamagata Station

Location
  
1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata, Yamagata (山形県山形市香澄町一丁目) Japan

Address
  
1 Chome-1 Futabacho, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture 990-0828, Japan

Similar
  
Kita‑Yamagata Station, Zaō Onsen, Shinjō Station, Zaō Station, Yonezawa Station

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Yamagata Station (山形駅, Yamagata-eki) is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Rocking out at yamagata station


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.

    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

    Yamagata Station Wikipedia