Yagihara Station

Yagihara Station 八木原駅
Yagihara Station, October 2006
General information
Location	Yagihara 1145, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0003 Japan
Coordinates	36.4639°N 139.0191°E / 36.4639; 139.0191
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	17.7 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1921; 103 years ago (1921-07-01)
Passengers
FY2019	1080
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gumma-Sōja towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Shibukawa towards Nagaoka Agatsuma Line Shibukawa towards Ōmae
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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).

Lines

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

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

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

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

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

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.

External links

• Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)