is a passenger

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located in the southern part of the town of

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, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Initially primarily a freight station, used to transport firewood and charcoal from the

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, Yaga Station now serves only passenger traffic to nearby

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and the Nakagawa '' onsen'' resorts.

Lines

Yaga Station is served by the

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and is 20.0 kilometers from the

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of the line at Kōzu Station

Station layout

Yaga Station is an unattended station with two opposed ground

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History

Yaga Station was established on March 15, 1907, as the Yaga Signal Stop of the

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(JGR), the predecessor to the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR), when the line from Yamakita to Suruga-Oyama was completed. It was upgraded to a full station on July 15, 1947. The line was electrified in 1968, and freight operations discontinued from 1971. With the

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of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of the Central Japan Railway Company.

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service was discontinued from 1991. A new station building was completed in March 2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 104 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Bus services

* Fujikyu Shonan Bus Fujikyu Shonan Bus Timetable
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and Nakagawa Onsen ** for

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(

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) via Yamakita Station ( JR Central)

Surrounding area

* National Route 246

References

External links

Station information (Gotembasen.net)
{{ja-linecat, Central Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1947 Yamakita, Kanagawa