is a

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in the city of Yamagata,

Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(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 The is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata with Aterazawa Station in Ōe. All trains run through to and from Yamagata Station. Station ...

Station layout

The station is arranged in a "Y"-shaped configuration. The Ōu Main Line is served by a

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and one side of an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

. 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 ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

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

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of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

* Manneken Pis in front of the east entrance * Yamagata Civic Athletic Field * Yamagata-ken Gokoku Shrine * Shrine

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{Aterazawa Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Ōu Main Line Senzan Line Aterazawa Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Yamagata, Yamagata