| Yatsumi Station 八積駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Yatsumi Station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Iwanuma 822, Chōsei-mura, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken 299-4336 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′15″N 140°20′44″E / 35.4041°N 140.3455°E / 35.4041; 140.3455 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 38.9 km from Chiba | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 March 1898; 126 years ago (1898-03-25) | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwanuma (until 1915) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 726 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Yatsumi StationLocation within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba Prefecture
Yatsumi Station (八積駅, Yatsumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Chōsei, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yatsumi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 38.9 km (24.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to a two-story station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platform
| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
History
Yatsumi Station was opened on 25 March 1898 as Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) on the Boso Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907, and was renamed to its present name on 11 March 1915. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
National Route 128- Chōsei Village Hall
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
Media related to Yatsumi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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