Yagihara Station Explained

Yagihara Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:八木原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yagihara 1145, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0003
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.4639°N 139.0191°W
Distance:17.7 km from
Operator: JR East
Line: Jōetsu Line
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Passengers:1080
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yagihara Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yagihara Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 17.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Trains of the Agatsuma Line also stop at this station en route to Takasaki past the nominal terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Yagihara Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1080 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.