Amarume Station

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Railway station in Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

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::summary Railway station in Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan ::

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FieldValue
nameAmarume Station
styleJR East
native_name余目駅
native_name_langja
imageJR Amarume sta 001.jpg
captionStation building, July 2009
addressSawada Amarume, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-7781
countryJapan
coordinates
distance154.7 kilometers from
operator[[File:JR logo (east).svg
line{{Plainlist
platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
statusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
website
opened20 September 1914
map_typeJapan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan
map_dot_labelAmarumeStation
passengers503 daily
pass_yearFY2018
services{{Adjacent stations
line1Inaho
line2Uetsu Main
line4Rikuu West
line5Rikuu West
line6Rikuu West
::

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  • Uetsu Main Line
  • Rikuu West Line | platforms = 1 side + 2 island platforms | connections = | structure = | status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | code = | website = | opened = 20 September 1914 | closed = | former = | map_type = Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label =AmarumeStation | passengers = 503 daily | pass_year = FY2018 | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East |line1=Inaho|left1=Tsuruoka|right1=Sakata |line2=Uetsu Main|left2=Nishibukuro|right2=Kita-Amarume |line4=Rikuu West|note-mid4=Rapid Mogamigawa|right4=Sakata|left4=Karikawa|to-left4=Shinjō|to-right4=Sakata |line5=Rikuu West|note-mid5=Rapid Mogamigawa|right5=Sakata|left5=Minamino|oneway-left5=yes|to-right5=Sakata |line6=Rikuu West|note-mid6=Local|right6=Kita-Amarume|left6=Minamino|to-left6=Shinjō|to-right6=Sakata}}

Amarume Station is a junction railway station in the town of Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Amarume Station is served by the Rikuu West Line and the Uetsu Main Line. The station is located 154.7 rail kilometers from the starting point of the Uetsu Main Line at Niitsu Station, and is the official terminus of the 42.0 kilometer Rikuu West Line, although most trains continue on to Sakata Station.

Station layout

Amarume Station has one side platform next to the station building and two island platforms connected by a footbridge. However, as Platform 1 is short, it is not in normal operation. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Amarume Station opened on 20 September 1914. A new station building was opened in 1965. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 503 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

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Fiscal yearDaily average
2000url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_04.html
2005url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_04.html
2010url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_04.html
2015url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_07.html
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Surrounding area

  • Shōnai Town Hall
  • Amarume Post Office

References

References

  1. (1985). "日本国有鉄道停車場一覧". Japanese National Railways.
  2. link. East Japan Railway Company
  3. link. East Japan Railway Company
  4. link. East Japan Railway Company
  5. link. East Japan Railway Company
  6. link. East Japan Railway Company

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