Kita-Yamagata Station Explained

Kita-Yamagata Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:北山形駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-7 Kitamachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken, 990-0821
Country:Japan
Coordinates:38.2659°N 140.3328°W
Operator: JR East
Platforms:1 island + 4 side platforms
Distance:89.0 km from
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:20 July 1921
Map Type:Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kita-Yamagata Station
Passengers:1,590 daily
Pass Year:FY2018

is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Yamagata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and Senzan Line, and is located 89.0 rail kilometers from the starting point of these lines at Fukushima Station. It also forms the terminus for the Aterazawa Line.

Station layout

The station is arranged in a Y-shaped configuration. The Ōu Main Line is served by a side platform and one side of an island platform. The other side of the island platform and an additional side platform are used by the Senzan Line. The Aterazawa Line connects to the station with a pair of opposed side platforms at an angle to the station building.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kita-Yamagata Station opened on 20 July 1921 as a station on the Aterazawa light railway line.[1] Services on the Ōu Main Line began on 11 September 1927[1] and on the Senzan West Line from 17 October 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1590 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 1,647[3]
2005 1,662[4]
2010 1,621[5]
2015 1,554[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 529, 546. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 22 December 2013.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 22 December 2013.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 22 December 2013.
  6. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_06.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 17 March 2020.