Yatsugi Station (八次駅, Yatsugi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yatsugi Station 八次駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Yatsugi Station, March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 140 Minamihatajikimachi, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 728-0017 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′8.55″N 132°52′44.08″E / 34.8023750°N 132.8789111°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 88.0 km (54.7 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 June 1922 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 99 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editYatsugi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 88.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 94.4 kilometers from Niimi.[2] Trains of the Fukuen Line also continue past the nominal terminal of the line at Shiomachi using the Geibi Line tracks to terminate at Miyoshi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a waiting room directly on the platform. The station is unattended.[2] Formerly, tickets could be purchased at a shop in front of the station.
History
editYatsugi Station was opened on 7 June 1922. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 99 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Miyoshi Municipal Hachiji Elementary School
- Miyoshi Municipal Hachiji Junior High School
- Hiroshima Prefectural Miyoshi High School
- Mazda Miyoshi Proving Ground
- Japan National Route 183
- Japan National Route 184
See 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.
- ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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