is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Yagawa Station is served by the Nambu Line from to . It is 33.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

Yagawa Station has a single ground-level

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks, with an elevated station build above and across the platforms. The station is staffed. JR Nambu Line Yagawa Station Ticket gates 20220518

JR Nambu Line Yagawa Station Ticket gates 20220518

JR Nambu Line Yagawa Station Platform 20220518

Platforms

History

The station opened on 20 May 1932. With the

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of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8,541 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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References

External links

JR East station information
{{Nambu Line Nambu Line Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932 Kunitachi, Tokyo