Etchū-Yatsuo Station (越中八尾駅, Etchū-Yatsuo-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Etchū-Yatsuo Station 越中八尾駅 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Etchū-Yatsuo Station in September 2007 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Yatsuomachi Fukujima, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2376 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 36°35′30″N 137°08′18″E / 36.5918°N 137.1383°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Takayama Main Line | ||||
Distance | 208.7 km from Gifu | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 September 1927 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2015 | 916 daily | ||||
|
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/090921_Etchu-Yatsuo_Station_Toyama_Japan01o.jpg/220px-090921_Etchu-Yatsuo_Station_Toyama_Japan01o.jpg)
Lines
editEtchū-Yatsuo Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 208.7 kilometers (129.7 mi) from the end of the line at Gifu and 19.5 kilometers (12.1 mi) from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR Central at Inotani.
Layout
editThe station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Toyama |
2 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Inotani and Takaoka |
3 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for starting trains |
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Takayama Main Line | ||||
Higashi-Yatsuo | Local | Chisato | ||
Inotani | Limited Express Hida | Hayahoshi or Toyama |
History
editThe station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 916 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Etchū-Yatsuo tourist information center
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 10-2 JR路線別旅客貨物輸送状況(1日平均) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyama Prefectural Office. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links
edit