Tendō Station
Tendō Station (天童駅, Tendō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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| Location | Honchō 1-1-1, Tendō-shi, Yamagata-ken 994-0034 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°21′36″N 140°22′10″E | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 100.4 km from Fukushima | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 August 1901 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2018) | 1463 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Tendō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 100.4 kilometres (62.4 mi) rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.[1]
Station layout
The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Yamagata, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Yonezawa, and Yamagata | |
| 2 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Murayama and Shinjō |
| ■ Yamagata Line | for Murayama and Shinjō | |
| 3 | ■ Yamagata Shinkansen | for Murayama and Shinjō |
History
Tendō Station opened on 23 August 1901.[2] 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 September 1992. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 4 December 1999.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 1,938[4] |
| 2005 | 1,828[5] |
| 2010 | 1,701[6] |
| 2015 | 1,588[7] |
Surrounding area
The station is in the heart of Tendō with the bus station and shops adjacent.
- Tendō City Hall
- Tendō post office
- Hiroshige Art Museum
- Tendō Shogi Museum
- Tendō onsen
Tendo Station (top) and Tendo City Shogi Museum (right)
Tendō Bus Terminal (adjacent to the station)
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 530. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 126. 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. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)