Yagami Station (矢神駅, Yagami-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The name of the station is a combination of two characters from the names of two small towns which merged: the 矢 from Yada (矢田) and the 神 from Kamikōjiro (上神代).
Yagami Station 矢神駅 | |||||||
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 Yagami Station, September 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Yada, Tessei-chō, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-3701 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°56′36.25″N 133°19′58.12″E / 34.9434028°N 133.3328111°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 10.0 km (6.2 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 10 February 1930 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2019 | 2 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editYagami Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 10.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 16.5 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two staggered opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by a level crossing. In the 1990s, the office side of the station building was dismantled, leaving only the waiting room. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Niimi |
| 2 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Tōjō and Bingo-Ochiai |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Geibi Line | ||||
| Niimi | Rapid | Tōjō | ||
| Ichioka | - | Nochi | ||
History
editYagami Station was opened on February 10, 1930, with the creation of the Sanshin Line between Yagami Station and Bitchū Kōjiro Station. It became part of JR West in 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Yagami Station (Okayama) at Wikimedia Commons
- Yagami Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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