Tsuruoka Station
Tsuruoka Station 鶴岡駅 | |
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|---|---|
| Tsuruoka Station building, April 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamagata (See other stations in Yamagata) |
| City | Tsuruoka |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Suehiro-cho |
| Postal code | 997-0015 |
| (in Japanese) | 山形県鶴岡市末広町1丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1918 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Uetsu Main Line |
| Statistics | 1361 passengers/day (FY2012) |
Tsuruoka Station (鶴岡駅 Tsuruoka-eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Tsuruoka Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 139.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
Tsuruoka Station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Uetsu Main Line | for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami |
| 2 | ■Uetsu Main Line | passing loop |
| 3 | ■Uetsu Main Line | for Amarume, Sakata, and Akita |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uetsu Main Line | ||||
| Atsumi Onsen | Akebono | Amarume | ||
| Niitsu | Nihonkai | Sakata | ||
| Uzen-Ōyama | Local | Fujishima | ||
History
Tsuruoka Station opened on 21 September 1918.[1] From 8 December 1929 to 1 April 1975, the station was also served by the Shonai Electric Railway. A new station building was completed in December 1978. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.
Surrounding area
- Tsuruoka City Hall
- Tsuruoka Post Office
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsuruoka Station. |
- Tsuruoka Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
Coordinates: 38°44′23.2″N 139°50′8.7″E / 38.739778°N 139.835750°E