Yashima Station | |
Native Name: | 矢島駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Hazaka, Yashimamachi-Nanokamachi, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 39.2303°N 140.1389°W |
Operator: | Yuri Kōgen Railway |
Line: | Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line |
Distance: | 23.0 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | October 21, 1938 |
Former: | Ugo-Yashima (to 1985) |
Passengers: | 311 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Yashima Station |
is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.
Yashima Station is a terminus of the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 23.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.
The station one side platform, with trains arriving at the station reversing direction for departure. The station also has the rail yard for the Chōkai Sanroku Line.
Yashima Station opened on October 21, 1938 as on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line, serving the former town of Yashima, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. A new station building was completed on September 25, 2009.