Yamagata Station
山形駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The west entrance in April 2022
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| Location | 1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata City Yamagata Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°14′55″N 140°19′39″E / 38.248708°N 140.327456°E / 38.248708; 140.327456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 April 1901; 123 years ago (11 April 1901) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2012 | 10,860 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yamagata Station (山形駅, Yamagata-eki) is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.
| 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 |
Yamagata Station opened on 11 April 1901.[1] With the privatizationofJNR 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.
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 |
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| 2000 | 11,800[4] |
| 2005 | 11,096[5] |
| 2010 | 10,562[6] |
| 2011 | 10,518[7] |
| 2012 | 10,860[3] |
