Yahiko Station
Yahiko Station 弥彦駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yahiko Station in April 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yahiko, Yahiko-mura, Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-0323 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′58″N 138°49′55″E / 37.6994°N 138.8320°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yahiko Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.4 km from Higashi-Sanjō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 October 1916 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 210 daily | ||||||||||
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Yahiko Station (弥彦駅, Yahiko-eki) is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in the village of Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at Higashi-Sanjō Station.
Station layout
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The station has a single ground-level side platform.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecards can be used at this station.[1]
History
[edit]The station opened on 16 October 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
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The station in 1929
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yahiko Shrine
- Yahiko Post Office
- Mount Yahiko
- Yahikoyama Ropeway
- Yahiko Velodrome
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yahiko Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)