Etchū-Yatsuo Station Explained

Etchū-Yatsuo Station
Native Name:越中八尾駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Yatsuomachi Fukujima, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2376
Country:Japan
Operator: JR West
Line: Takayama Main Line
Platforms:2 side platform
Tracks:3
Distance:208.7 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:1 September 1927
Passengers:916 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Etchū-Yatsuo Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 208.7km (129.7miles) from the end of the line at and 19.5km (12.1miles) from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR Central at .

Layout

The station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 916 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.pref.toyama.jp/sections/1015/lib/almanac/almanac_27/_10/index.html. ja: 10-2 JR路線別旅客貨物輸送状況(1日平均). 2016. Toyama Prefectural Office. Japan. Japanese. 6 June 2017.