Yagawara Station

Yagawara Station 谷河原駅
Yagawara Station in May 2010
General information
Location	Isobe-cho, Hitachiōta-shi, Ibaraki-ken 313-0042 Japan
Coordinates	36.5200°N 140.5248°E / 36.5200; 140.5248
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	8.2 km from Kami-Sugaya
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 1, 1935
Closed	1941-1954
Previous names	Satake (until 1954)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kawai towards Mito Suigun Line Hitachi-Ōta Branch Hitachi-Ōta Terminus
Location Yagawara Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Yagawara Station Yagawara Station (Japan)

Yagawara Station (谷河原駅, Yagawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yagawara Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 8.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and station is unattended.

History

Yagawara Station opened on September 1, 1935 as Satake Station (佐竹駅). The station was closed from August 10, 1941 until October 21, 1954, when it reopened under its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• National Route 349
• Satake Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Yagawara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)