Etchū-Yatsuo Station

Etchū-Yatsuo Station (越中八尾駅, Etchū-Yatsuo-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Etchū-Yatsuo Station 越中八尾駅
Etchū-Yatsuo Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Yatsuomachi Fukujima, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2376 Japan
Coordinates	36.5918°N 137.1383°E / 36.5918; 137.1383
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Takayama Main Line
Distance	208.7 km from Gifu
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1927
Passengers
FY2015	916 daily
Location Etchū-Yatsuo Station Location within Japan

platform

Lines

Etchū-Yatsuo Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 208.7 kilometers (129.7 mi) from the end of the line at Gifu and 19.5 kilometers (12.1 mi) from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR Central at Inotani.

Layout

The station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Toyama
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Inotani and Takaoka
3	■ Takayama Main Line	for starting trains

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Higashi-Yatsuo		Local		Chisato
Inotani		Limited Express Hida		Hayahoshi or Toyama

History

The station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 916 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Etchū-Yatsuo tourist information center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website