Tsuruoka Station

Coordinates: 38°44′23.2″N 139°50′8.7″E / 38.739778°N 139.835750°E / 38.739778; 139.835750
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Tsuruoka Station

鶴岡駅
Tsuruoka Station building, July 2014
General information
Location1 Suehiro-machi, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 997-0015
Japan
Coordinates38°44′23.2″N 139°50′8.7″E / 38.739778°N 139.835750°E / 38.739778; 139.835750
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance139.4 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 September 1918
Passengers
FY20181203
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Atsumi Onsen
towards Niigata
Inaho Amarume
towards Akita
Uzen-Ōyama
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Fujishima
towards Akita
Location
Tsuruoka Station is located in Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Tsuruoka Station
Tsuruoka Station
Location within Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Tsuruoka Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Tsuruoka Station
Tsuruoka Station
Tsuruoka Station (Yamagata Prefecture)
Tsuruoka Station is located in Japan
Tsuruoka Station
Tsuruoka Station
Tsuruoka Station (Japan)

Tsuruoka Station (鶴岡駅, Tsuruoka-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Tsuruoka Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 139.4 kilometres (86.6 mi) kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout[edit]

The 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, a NewDays convenience store, and coin lockers.

Platforms[edit]

1  Uetsu Main Line for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami
2  Uetsu Main Line passing loop
3  Uetsu Main Line for Amarume, Sakata, and Akita

History[edit]

Tsuruoka Station opened on 21 September 1918.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In the 2018 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 1203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only),[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 134. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ 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.

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