is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

in the city of

Tendō, Yamagata is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,947 in 22392 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tendō is located in the east-cent ...

, 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 ar ...

(JR East).

Lines

Tendō Station is served by the

Ōu Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1992, the Fukushima–Y ...

and the

Yamagata Shinkansen The is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line. The term Yamagat ...

, and is located rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with one

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and one

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 ...

, serving three tracks. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Tendō Station opened on 23 August 1901. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in September 1992. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 4 December 1999.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

The station is in the heart of Tendō with the bus station and shops adjacent. * Tendō City Hall * Tendō post office * Hiroshige Art Museum * Tendō Shogi Museum * Tendō onsen File:Tendo station and shogi museum.jpg, Tendo Station (top) and Tendo City Shogi Museum (right) File:Tendō Bus Terminal.jpg, Tendō Bus Terminal (adjacent to the station)

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tendo Station Stations of East Japan Railway Company Yamagata Shinkansen Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Ōu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901 Tendō, Yamagata