Tsuruoka Station

Tsuruoka Station (鶴岡駅) 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 km 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.

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),

Surrounding area

 * MARICA
 * APA Hotel Yamagata Tsuruoka-Ekimae
 * Hotel Route-Inn Tsuruoka-Ekimae
 * Hotel Stay-in Sannō Plaza Annex
 * Tokyo Daiichi Hotel Tsuruoka


 * Tsuruoka Information Centre
 * Tsuruoka-Ekimae Shopping District
 * S-MALL
 * Shufu no Mise
 * Tsuruoka-Ekimae Post Office