Tsuruoka Station

Tsuruoka Station
鶴岡駅

Tsuruoka Station building, July 2014
Location 1 Suehiro-cho, Tsuruoka, Yamagata
(山形県鶴岡市末広町1丁目)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
History
Opened 1918
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 1361 daily

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 kilometers from the starting point 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
Atsumi Onsen Inaho Amarume
Niitsu Nihonkai Sakata
Uzen-Ōyama   Local   Fujishima

History

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.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.
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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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