Yatsumi Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 八積駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Iwanuma 822, Chōsei-mura, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken 299-4336 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Sotobō Line |
Distance: | 38.9 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Iwanuma (until 1915) |
Passengers: | 726 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Yatsumi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the village of Chōsei, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yatsumi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 38.9km (24.2miles) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to a two-story station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Yatsumi Station was opened on 25 March 1898 as on the Boso Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907, and was renamed to its present name on 11 March 1915. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]