Yano Station (矢野駅, Yano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Aki-ku in the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yano Station 矢野駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Yano Station in February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-32 Yanonishi, Aki-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 736-0085 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°21′7.78″N 132°31′55.29″E / 34.3521611°N 132.5320250°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 84.4 km (52.4 miles) from Mihara | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y05 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 December 1903 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 7717 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editYano Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 84.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.The design of the current station building is based on the motifs of the old machiya (traditional Japanese townhouses) and the curve of kamoji (a traditional toupée), which was once a representative industry of the Yano district.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Mihara |
| 2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Hiroshima |
History
editYano Station opened on 27 December 1903. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7717 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editThe station is located is a residential area and shops are scattered here and there. There is a Self-Defense Forces garrison on the north side of the station, an industrial park on the northwest side of the station, and Hiroshima Prefectural Aki Minami High School and Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital are located nearby.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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