Tsuruoka Station
# Tsuruoka Station

Tsuruoka Station (鶴岡駅, Tsuruoka-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Tsuruoka Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 139.4 kilometres (86.6 mi) kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

## Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, a NewDays convenience store, and coin lockers.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Atsumi Onsen and Murakami |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | passing loop |
| 3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Amarume, Sakata, and Akita |

## History

Tsuruoka Station opened on 21 September 1918. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In the 2018 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 1203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only),

