Yagihara Station (八木原駅, Yagihara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yagihara Station

八木原駅
Yagihara Station, October 2006
General information
LocationYagihara 1145, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0003
Japan
Coordinates36°27′50″N 139°01′09″E / 36.4639°N 139.0191°E / 36.4639; 139.0191
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
Distance17.7 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1921; 103 years ago (1921-07-01)
Passengers
FY20191080
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Gumma-Sōja
towards Takasaki
Jōetsu Line Shibukawa
towards Nagaoka
Agatsuma Line Shibukawa
towards Ōmae
Location
Yagihara Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Yagihara Station
Yagihara Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Yagihara Station is located in Japan
Yagihara Station
Yagihara Station
Yagihara Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yagihara Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 17.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki. Trains of the Agatsuma Line also stop at this station en route to Takasaki past the nominal terminus of the line at Shibukawa.

Station layout

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The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Jōetsu Line for Shibukawa and Minakami
 Agatsuma Line for Nakanojō, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi
3  Jōetsu Line for Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki
 Agatsuma Line for Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki

History

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Yagihara Station opened on 1 July 1921. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1080 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Furumaki Elementary School
  • Furumaki Junior High School
  • Shibukawa Yagihara Post Office
  •   National Route 17

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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