Yakeishi Station (焼石駅, Yakeishi-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Yakeishi Station 焼石駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 2828 Yakeishi, Gero-shi, Gifu-ken 509-1614 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°43′33″N 137°12′03″E / 35.7258°N 137.2009°E | ||||
Operated by | JR Central | ||||
Line(s) | Takayama Main Line | ||||
Distance | 75.7 km from Gifu | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | April 14, 1929 | ||||
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Lines
editYakeishi Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 75.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.
Station layout
editYakeishi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[citation needed]
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Gero and Takayama |
2 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Mino-Ōta and Gifu |
Adjacent stations
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Takayama Main Line | ||||
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Hida-Kanayama | Local | Gero |
History
editYakeishi Station opened on April 14, 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2015.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
editSee also
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