Tsuruoka Station

Location
	Tsuruoka Station Location within Tsuruoka, Yamagata Tsuruoka Station Tsuruoka Station (Yamagata Prefecture) Tsuruoka Station Tsuruoka Station (Japan)

Tsuruoka Station

鶴岡駅
Tsuruoka Station; 鶴岡駅
	Tsuruoka Station building, July 2014
General information
Location	1 Suehiro-machi, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 997-0015; Japan
Coordinates	38°44′23.2″N 139°50′8.7″E / 38.739778°N 139.835750°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	139.4 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 September 1918
Passengers
FY2018	1203
Services
Location
Location
	Tsuruoka Station Location within Tsuruoka, Yamagata Tsuruoka Station Tsuruoka Station (Yamagata Prefecture) 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

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

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

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

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

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

Surrounding area

MARICA
APA Hotel Yamagata Tsuruoka-Ekimae
Hotel Route-Inn Tsuruoka-Ekimae
Hotel Stay-in Sannō Plaza Annex
Tokyo Daiichi Hotel Tsuruoka

Tsuruoka Information Centre
Tsuruoka-Ekimae Shopping District
S-MALL
Shufu no Mise
Tsuruoka-Ekimae Post Office

References

^ 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.
^ 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

Tsuruoka Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)

[jnr1985-1] 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.

[jreast2018stats-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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