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Railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Yamadera Station
山寺駅
Yamadera Station in June 2008
General information
Location4273 Yamadera, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3301
Japan
Coordinates38°18′35″N 140°26′06″E / 38.309722°N 140.435000°E / 38.309722; 140.435000
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senzan Line
Distance48.7 km from Sendai
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1933
Passengers
FY2018531 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Uzen-Chitosetowards Yamagata Senzan LineRapid A C Sakunamitowards Sendai
Takasetowards Yamagata Senzan LineRapid B
Senzan LineLocal Omoshiroyama-Kōgentowards Sendai
Location
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Yamadera Station (山寺駅, Yamadera-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yamadera Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 48.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building is designed to resemble a Buddhist temple. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, and features a decent number of coin lockers for those looking to visit the temple up the mountain nearby.

Platforms

1 ■ Senzan Line for Sakunami, Ayashi and Sendai
2 ■ Senzan Line for Uzen-Chitose and Yamagata

History

Yamadera Station opened on October 17, 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 531 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Yamadera Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Senzan Line


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