Yatsugi Station
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 | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | 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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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]
Lines
[edit]Yatsugi 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Yatsugi 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
[edit]In 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
[edit]References
[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.
- 1 2 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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Media related to Yatsugi Station at Wikimedia Commons
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