Yakawa Station
Yakawa Station 八川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yakawa Station, August 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 99, Yakawa, Okuizumo-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane-ken 699-1811 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°8′57.34″N 133°5′22.14″E / 35.1492611°N 133.0894833°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | E Kisuki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.3 km (35.0 miles) from Shinji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 November 1934 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 0 daily | ||||||||||
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Yakawa Station (八川駅, Yakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Yakawa Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 56.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It used to have two opposed side platforms and two tracks, but the one track and Platform number 2 have been removed. The wooden station building remains, and is staffed.
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Platform, August 2005 -
Platform, August 2019
History
[edit]Yakawa Station was opened on 20 November 1934 when the extension from Izumo Minari Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. The line was further extended to Bingo-Ochiai on 12 December 1937. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]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.
- ^ 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 Yakawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yakawa Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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