Rikuchū-Yagi Station Explained

Rikuchū-Yagi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:陸中八木駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jre
Address:1-114 Taneichi, Taneichi, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7900
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.3454°N 141.7666°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Hachinohe Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:43.1 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Rebuilt:2088
Map Type:Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] [2]

Lines

Rikuchū-Yagi Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 43.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

Rikuchū-Yagi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[2] [1]

Platforms

History

Rikuchū-Yagi Station opened on 1 November 1925.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3] A new station building and waiting room was completed in March 2008.

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 陸中八木駅. Rikuchū-Yagi Station. 31 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア. 2015 . Kodansha. 4062951754. Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area. Japanese.
  3. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 509 . 4-533-02980-9.