Yagawara Station

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Location
Yagawara Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Yagawara Station
Yagawara Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
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Yagawara Station is located in Japan
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Yagawara Station (谷河原駅, Yagawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yagawara Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 8.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and station is unattended.

History

Yagawara Station opened on September 1, 1935 as Satake Station (佐竹駅). The station was closed from August 10, 1941 until October 21, 1954, when it reopened under its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 349
  • Satake Post Office

See also

External links

Media related to Yagawara Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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