Yakage Station (矢掛駅, Yakage-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yakage, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Ibara Railway Company).[1]
Yakage Station 矢掛駅 | |||||||
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 Yakage Station, September 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Yakage, Yakage-chō, Oda-gun, Okayama-ken 714-1201 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′45.32″N 133°35′23.60″E / 34.6292556°N 133.5898889°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Ibara Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibara Line | ||||||
| Distance | 18.2 km (11.3 miles) from Sōja | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 11 January 1999 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 733 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editYakage Station is served by the Ibara Line, and is located 18.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sōja.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one elevated island platform. The station building on the southwest side of the platform is a Japanese-style building inspired by the post town of Yakage. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ibara Line | for Ibara and Kannabe |
| 2 | ■ Ibara Line | for Kiyone and Sōja |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ibara Railway | ||||
| Ibara Line | ||||
| Mitani | - | Oda | ||
History
editYakage Station was opened on January 11, 1999 with the opening of the Ibara Line.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 733 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Yakage Town Hall
- Yakage Cultural Center
- Okayama Prefectural Yakage High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "井原鉄道の旅立ち". 鉄道ジャーナル. 33 (4): 70–74. April 1999.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Yakage Station at Wikimedia Commons
- official home page (in Japanese)
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