Amarume Station
{{Short description|Railway station in Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Amarume Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 余目駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JR Amarume sta 001.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Station building, July 2009
| other_name =
| address = Sawada Amarume, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-7781
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|38.844329|139.911361|format=dms|display=inline, title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}}
| distance = 154.7 kilometers from {{STN|Niitsu|x}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{colorbull|skyblue}} Uetsu Main Line
- {{colorbull|#6fbf7f}} Rikuu West Line
}}
| platforms = 1 side + 2 island platforms
| connections =
| structure =
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
| code =
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=74}}
| 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}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Amarume Station|余目駅|Amarume-eki}} 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=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Uetsu Main Line|linecol=skyblue|dir= out of service}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Uetsu Main Line|linecol=skyblue|dir= for {{STN|Sakata|x|Yamagata}}, {{STN|Ugo-Honjō|x}}, and {{STN|Akita|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx=Uetsu Main Line|linecol=skyblue|dir= for {{STN|Tsuruoka|x}}, {{STN|Murakami|x|Niigata}}, and {{STN|Niigata|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|nidx=Rikuu West Line|linecol=#6fbf7f|dir= for {{STN|Sakata|x|Yamagata}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=5|first=3|nidx=Rikuu West Line|linecol=#6fbf7f|dir= for {{STN|Shinjō|x}} and {{STN|Furukuchi|x}}}}
History
Amarume Station opened on 20 September 1914.{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title=JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 137| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}} A new station building was opened in 1965.{{cite web | last =Kouznetsov | title =羽越本線 余目駅 | work =羽越線資料館 | date =4 August 2013 | url =http://www.geocities.jp/shibayama5656/uetsu/amarume.html | doi =| accessdate = }}
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).{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 10 March 2020}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Shōnai Town Hall
- Amarume Post Office
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Amarume Station}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=74 Amarume Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
{{West Rikuu Line}}
{{Uetsu Main Line}}
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture