Rikuchū-Yagi Station

Rikuchū-Yagi Station
陸中八木駅
Rikuchū-Yagi station building in July 2008
Location 1-114 Taneichi, Taneichi, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7900
Japan
Coordinates 40°20′43″N 141°46′00″E / 40.345399°N 141.766583°E / 40.345399; 141.766583
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Hachinohe Line
Distance 43.1 km from Hachinohe
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 November 1925
Rebuilt 208
Location
Rikuchū-Yagi Station
Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Yagi Station (陸中八木駅, Rikuchū-Yagi-eki) is a railway station on the Hachinohe Line in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Yagi Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 43.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Yagi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Hachinohe Line for Taneichi and Hachinohe
2 ■ Hachinohe Line for Kuji

History

The former station building in November 2007

Rikuchū-Yagi Station opened on 1 November 1925.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1] The station was made unstaffed from 10 December 2005. A new station building and waiting room was completed in March 2008.

Bus services

Bus services to Kuji and Samuraihama are operated by JR Bus Tohoku Company.

Surrounding area

  • Yagi Post Office

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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