| Yamagata Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 山形駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1 Kasumi-chō, Yamagata City |
| Borough: | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Country: | Japan |
| Map Type: | Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan |
| Coordinates: | 38.2487°N 140.3275°W |
| Line: | |
| Platforms: | 3 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 7 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Passengers: | 10,860 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2012 |
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.
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.
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 |