Shinjō Station
Shinjō Station 新庄駅 | |||||
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 Shinjō Station West Entrance in October 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-1 Tamon-machi, Shinjō, Yamagata Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°45′46″N 140°18′22″E / 38.762681°N 140.306064°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1903 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2012 | 1,582 daily | ||||
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Shinjō Station (新庄駅, Shinjō-eki) is a railway station in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is the terminus for the Yamagata Shinkansen, Rikuu West Line and Rikuu East Line.
Lines
Shinjō Station is served by the following lines.
Station layout
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
| 1/2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Fukushima, and Tokyo |
| ■ Ou Main Line | for Ōishida, Murayama, Tendō, and Yamagata | |
| 3 | ■ Rikuu West Line | for Furukuchi, Karikawa, Amarume, and Sakata |
| ■ Ou Main Line | for Yuzawa, Yokote, Ōmagari, and Akita | |
| 4 | ■ Ou Main Line | for Yuzawa, Yokote, Ōmagari, and Akita |
| 5 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Naruko-Onsen, Furukawa, and Kogota |
| ■ Rikuu West Line | for Furukuchi, Karikawa, Amarume, and Sakata |
- Platforms 1 and 2 serve 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge tracks, while platforms 3 to 5 serve narrow gauge (1,067 mm) tracks.
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Platforms 1 and 2, July 2011 -
Platform 3, July 2007
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata Shinkansen | ||||
| Ōishida | Tsubasa | Terminus | ||
| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Funagata | Local | Izumita | ||
| Rikuu West Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Mogamigawa | Furukuchi* | ||
| Terminus | Local | Funagata | ||
| Rikuu East Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Minami-Shinjō | ||
- Down trains only stop at Funagata
History
Shinjō Station opened on 11 June 1903.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in October 1998.[citation needed] From 4 December 1999, the station became the terminus of the Yamagata Shinkansen, following its extension from Yamagata.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 1,582 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,373[3] |
| 2005 | 1,960[4] |
| 2010 | 1,593[5] |
| 2011 | 1,508[6] |
| 2012 | 1,582[2] |
Surrounding area
- Shinjō City Hall
- Shinjō Post Office
National Route 13
National Route 47
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 531. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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