Yahiko Station

Railway station in Yahiko, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

37°41′58″N 138°49′55″E / 37.6994°N 138.8320°E / 37.6994; 138.8320Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Yahiko LineDistance17.4 km from Higashi-SanjōPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 October 1916; 107 years ago (1916-10-16)PassengersFY2017210 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Terminus		Yahiko Line		Yahagi towards Higashi-Sanjō

Location
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Yahiko Station (弥彦駅, Yahiko-eki) is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in the village of Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at Higashi-Sanjō Station.

Station layout

View of the station platform, November 2008

The station has a single ground-level side platform.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecards can be used at this station.^[1]

Station interior, April 2020

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Yahiko Shrine
Yahiko Post Office
Mount Yahiko
Yahikoyama Ropeway
Yahiko Velodrome

References

^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.