Yamadera Station

38°18′35″N 140°26′06″E / 38.309722°N 140.435000°E / 38.309722; 140.435000Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Senzan LineDistance48.7 km from SendaiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )HistoryOpenedOctober 17, 1933PassengersFY2018531 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Uzen-Chitose towards Yamagata		Senzan Line Rapid A C		Sakunami towards Sendai
Takase towards Yamagata		Senzan Line Rapid B
		Senzan Line Local		Omoshiroyama-Kōgen towards Sendai

Location
Yamadera Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Yamadera Station Yamadera Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yamadera Station (山寺駅, Yamadera-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yamadera Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 48.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building is designed to resemble a Buddhist temple. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, and features a decent number of coin lockers for those looking to visit the temple up the mountain nearby.

Platforms

1	■ Senzan Line	for Sakunami, Ayashi and Sendai
2	■ Senzan Line	for Uzen-Chitose and Yamagata

History

Yamadera Station opened on October 17, 1933. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 531 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Yama-dera

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Yamadera Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)