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Yachimata Station

Coordinates: 35°39′44″N 140°19′07″E / 35.6623°N 140.3185°E / 35.6623; 140.3185
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Yachimata Station

八街駅
Station building
General information
LocationYachimata Ho 237, Yachimata-shi, Chiba-ken 289-1115
Japan
Coordinates35°39′44″N 140°19′07″E / 35.6623°N 140.3185°E / 35.6623; 140.3185
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sōbu Main Line
Distance65.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 1, 1897
Passengers
FY20195563
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sakura
JO33
towards Tokyo
Shiosai Narutō
towards Chōshi
Sakura
JO33
towards Chiba
Sōbu Main Line
Rapid
Narutō
One-way operation
Enokido
towards Chiba
Sōbu Main Line
Local
Hyūga
towards Chōshi
Location
Yachimata Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Yachimata Station
Yachimata Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Yachimata Station is located in Japan
Yachimata Station
Yachimata Station
Yachimata Station (Japan)

Yachimata Station (八街駅, Yachimata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Yachimata, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Yachimata Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 65.9 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

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The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform connected by a footbridge. The station as a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Sōbu Main Line For Sakura, For Chiba, Tokyo
2,3  Sōbu Main Line Narutō, Yōkaichiba, Chōshi

History

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Yachimata Station was opened on May 1, 1897 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On September 1, 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The Chiba Prefectural Railways Yachimata Line began operations on May 18, 1914, and was discontinued on May 14, 1940. A new station building was completed in 1926. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from November 15, 1982. A new station building was completed in July 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Express services began operations from March 16, 1991. A new station building was completed in April 2004.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5563 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Yachimata City Office
  • Yachimata Middle School

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 11 August 2020.
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