Yaita Station (矢板駅, Yaita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Yaita Station 矢板駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yaita Station, March 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Ōgi-chō, Yaita-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-2161 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°48′25″N 139°55′57″E / 36.8069°N 139.9326°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 141.8 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island +1 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1886 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2728 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYaita Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 141.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from Shin-Takatoku on the Tobu Kinugawa Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.[2]
Station layout
editThis station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, platform 2 is not in regular operation. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Nasushiobara and Kuroiso |
| 3 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line) |
History
editYaita Station opened on 1 October 1886.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Yaita City Hall
- YaitaPost Office
National Route 4
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 各駅情報（矢板駅） [Station Information (Yaita Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 38, no. 444. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–81.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Yaita Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)