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JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

Geibi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region in Japan. It begins at Bitchū Kōjiro Station on the west side of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, connecting through Miyoshi St ...

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located in Yada, Tessei-chō,

Niimi is a city located in northwestern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 30,583 (14,628 males, 15,955 females), with 12,857 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. The total a ...

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

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History

The name of the station is a combination of two characters from the names of two small towns which merged: the 矢 from Yada (矢田) and the 神 from Kamikōjiro (上神代). *1930-02-10: Yagami Station opens when the Sanshin Line between Bitchū Kōjiro Station and Yagami is opened. *1930-11-25: Service to Tōjō Station begins. *2006-03-18: Express train service begins (one morning train only, all other express trains bypass Yagami Station)

Station layout

Yagami Station is a ground-level station having two platforms.

Highway access

* Route 182

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines. ;

:Express:

Niimi Station is a JR West station located in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi, Hakubi, and Kishin Lines. History *1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened. *1929-04-14: Sakubisai Line (which became th ...

— Yagami Station — Tōjō Station :Local:

Ichioka Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama, Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Ichioka Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is located 6.5 kilometer ...

— Yagami Station — Nochi Station

External links

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{{coord, 34, 56, 36, N, 133, 19, 58, E, type:landmark, display=title Geibi Line Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930