Yatsumi Station (八積駅, Yatsumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Chōsei, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yatsumi Station

八積駅
Yatsumi Station
General information
LocationIwanuma 822, Chōsei-mura, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken 299-4336
Japan
Coordinates35°24′15″N 140°20′44″E / 35.4041°N 140.3455°E / 35.4041; 140.3455
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
Distance38.9 km from Chiba
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 March 1898; 126 years ago (1898-03-25)
Previous namesIwanuma (until 1915)
Passengers
FY2019726 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mobara
towards Soga
Sotobō Line
Keiyō Rapid
(limited service)
Kazusa-Ichinomiya
towards Katsuura
Mobara
towards Soga or Chiba
Sotobō Line
Local
Kazusa-Ichinomiya
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Yatsumi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Yatsumi Station
Yatsumi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Yatsumi Station is located in Japan
Yatsumi Station
Yatsumi Station
Yatsumi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yatsumi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 38.9 km (24.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to a two-story station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

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1  Sotobō Line For Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2  Sotobō Line For Mobara, Soga, Chiba

History

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Yatsumi Station was opened on 25 March 1898 as Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) on the Boso Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907, and was renamed to its present name on 11 March 1915. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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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. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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