Yagihara Station
Yagihara Station (八木原駅, Yagihara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yagihara Station 八木原駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Yagihara Station, October 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Yagihara 1145, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0003 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.4639°N 139.0191°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.7 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1921 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1080 | ||||||||||||||
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  Yagihara Station Location within Gunma Prefecture  Yagihara Station Yagihara Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Lines
Yagihara Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 17.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. Trains of the Agatsuma Line also stop at this station en route to Takasaki past the nominal terminus of the line at Shibukawa.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa and Minakami |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | for Nakanojō, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi | |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki |
| ■ Agatsuma Line | for Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki |
History
Yagihara Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1080 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Furumaki Elementary School
- Furumaki Junior High School
- Shibukawa Yagihara Post Office
National Route 17
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yagihara Station. |
- Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)