Yahiko Station

Yahiko Station
弥彦駅

Yahiko Station in April 2014
Location Yahiko, Yahiko-mura, Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-0323
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yahiko Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
History
Opened 16 October 1916
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 252 daily
Location
Yahiko Station
Location within Japan

Yahiko Station (弥彦駅 Yahiko-eki) is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at Higashi-Sanjō Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yahiko Line
Terminus Local Yahagi

History

The station opened on 16 October 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°41′58″N 138°49′55″E / 37.6994°N 138.8320°E / 37.6994; 138.8320

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