Yokobori Station Explained

Yokobori Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:横堀駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:127-2, Ono Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 019-0205
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:198.4 kilometers from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Unmanned station
Opened:July 5, 1905
Passengers:120
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yokobori Station

is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Yokobori Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 198.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is Unstaffed.

Platforms

History

Yokobori Station opened on July 5, 1905, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 120 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Yokobori is home to the Komachi-do temple that celebrates the Heian period poet Ono no Komachi, who died here. Every year when peonies are in full bloom lading the air with scent, normally the second Sunday of June, local people host the Komachi Matsuri. During the festival, seven "komachi musume" are reading out the waka poems, and small children parade through the area as well as a performance of Komachi taiko drums. About 30 minutes by car southeast from Yokobori along Japan National Route 108 is the Akinomiya Hot Spring Resort area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.