Yahiko Station
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Yahiko Station in April 2014
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Location | Yahiko, Yahiko-mura, Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-0323 Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
Line(s) | ■ Yahiko Line |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
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Opened | 16 October 1916 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2015) | 252 daily |
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Yahiko Station (弥彦駅 Yahiko-eki) is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at Higashi-Sanjō Station.
The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The station opened on 16 October 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
The station in 1929
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Coordinates: 37°41′58″N 138°49′55″E / 37.6994°N 138.8320°E