is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in the village of Yahiko, Niigata, 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

Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at

Higashi-Sanjō Station is a railway station in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Higashi-Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 96.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Stat ...

Station layout

The station has a single ground-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' staffed ticket office.

Suica is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card, electronic money used as a fare card on train lines in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001. The card can be used interchangeably with JR West's ICOCA in the Kansai region and San'yō region i ...

farecards can be used at this station.

History

The station opened on 16 October 1916. With the privatization of

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) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. File:Yahiko Station and 1760SL in 1929.jpg, The station in 1929

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

* Yahiko Shrine *Yahiko Post Office *

Mount Yahiko is a mountain located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Yahikoyama Ropeway runs between the peak and the foot. Gallery Iyahiko-jinja 3.JPG, Huge Torii gate and Mount Yahiko, near Yahagi Station Yahiko_shrine_goshinbyo.JPG, Peak of Mount Yahi ...

Yahikoyama Ropeway The is Japanese aerial lift line in Yahiko, Niigata, Yahiko, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata. This is the only line operates. The company is a subsidiary of Juraku, which operates hotels and restaurants. Opened in 1958, the line climbs of . There ...

Yahiko Velodrome is a velodrome located in Yahiko, Niigata that conducts pari-mutuel ''Keirin'' racing - one of Japan's four authorized where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 21# (21 sharp). Yahiko's oval is 400 m ...

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Yahiko Line Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1916 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Yahiko Line Yahiko, Niigata