Yaita Station

Railway station in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°48′25″N 139°55′57″E / 36.8069°N 139.9326°E / 36.8069; 139.9326Operated by JR EastLine(s)Tōhoku Main LineDistance141.8 km from TokyoPlatforms2 island +1 side platformsConnectionsBus stopOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1886PassengersFY20192728 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kataoka
towards Tokyo
 Utsunomiya Line
Local
 Nozaki
towards Kuroiso
Location
Kuroiso Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Kuroiso Station
Kuroiso Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Kuroiso Station is located in Japan
Kuroiso Station
Kuroiso Station
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Yaita Station, March 2010

Yaita Station (矢板駅, Yaita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Yaita Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 141.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from Shin-Takatoku on the Tobu Kinugawa Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.[2]

Station layout

This station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, platform 2 is not in regular operation. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Utsunomiya Line for Nasushiobara and Kuroiso
3 ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)

History

Yaita Station opened on 1 October 1886.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 各駅情報（矢板駅） [Station Information (Yaita Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 38, no. 444. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–81.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Yaita Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)