Tendō Station

Tendō Station (天童駅) is a railway station in the city of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Tendō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen, and is located 100.4 km rail kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.

Station layout
The station is an elevated station with one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Tendō Station opened on 23 August 1901. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in September 1992. The Yamagata Shinkansen began operations from 4 December 1999.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area
The station is in the heart of Tendō with the bus station and shops adjacent.
 * Tendō City Hall
 * Tendō post office
 * Hiroshige Art Museum
 * Tendō Shogi Museum
 * Tendō onsen