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Yahaba Station (矢幅駅, Yahaba-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yahaba, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yahaba Station 矢幅駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Yahaba Station West Exit, March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Matahei Shinden, Yahaba-Mrachi, Shiwa-gun, Iwate-ken 028-3614 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°36′48″N 141°08′54″E / 39.6132°N 141.1484°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 525.1 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 3024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Yahaba Station Location within Iwate Prefecture  Yahaba Station Yahaba Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Yahaba Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 525.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout edit
The station has one side platform and one island platform. The platforms are elevated, with the station building located underneath. The station is adjacent to the elevated rails of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, although the Tōhoku Shinkansen does not stop here. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | (not in normal use) |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Morioka |
History edit
Yahaba Station was opened on 1 September 1898. The station building was rebuilt in March 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new elevated station building was completed in March 2009.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,024 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Site of Tokutan Castle
- Yahaba Post Office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Yahaba Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)