Yamadera Station

Yamadera Station Station 山寺駅
Yamadera Station in 2008
Location	4273, Oaza Yamadera, Yamagata, Yamagata （山形市大字山寺4273） Japan
Coordinates	38°18′35″N 140°26′06″E / 38.309722°N 140.435000°E / 38.309722; 140.435000Coordinates: 38°18′35″N 140°26′06″E / 38.309722°N 140.435000°E / 38.309722; 140.435000
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Senzan Line
Connections	Bus stop
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2012)	491 daily

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

Yamadera Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead walkway. The station is designed to resemble a Buddhist temple.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

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

Surrounding area

• Yama-dera

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamadera Station.

• JR East Station information (Japanese)