Yashima Station (Akita)

Yashima Station (矢島駅, Yashima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Yuri Kōgen Railway.

Yashima Station 矢島駅
Yashima Station, September 2018)
General information
Location	Hazaka, Yashimamachi-Nanokamachi, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken Japan
Coordinates	39.230346°N 140.138852°E / 39.230346; 140.138852
Operated by	Yuri Kōgen Railway
Line(s)	■ Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Distance	23.0 km from Ugo-Honjō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	October 21, 1938
Previous names	Ugo-Yashima (to 1985)
Passengers
FY2018	311
Location
Yashima Station Location within Akita Prefecture Yashima Station Yashima Station (Japan)

Lines

Yashima Station is a terminus of the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 23.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.

Station layout

The station one side platform, with trains arriving at the station reversing direction for departure. The station also has the rail yard for the Chōkai Sanroku Line.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Kawabe		Local	Terminus

History

Yashima Station opened on October 21, 1938 as Ugo-Yashima Station (羽後矢島駅, Ugo-Yashima eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line, serving the former town of Yashima, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. A new station building was completed on September 25, 2009.

Surrounding area

• Yashima High School
• Yashima Junior High School
• Yashima Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Yashima Station (Akita) at Wikimedia Commons