Yagawara Station 谷河原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yagawara Station in May 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Isobe-cho, Hitachiōta-shi, Ibaraki-ken 313-0042 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°31′12″N 140°31′29″E / 36.5200°N 140.5248°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Suigun Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.2 km from Kami-Sugaya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 1, 1935 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1941-1954 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Satake (until 1954) | ||||||||||
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  Yagawara Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Yagawara Station Yagawara Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Yagawara Station (谷河原駅, Yagawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yagawara Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 8.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and station is unattended.
History
Yagawara Station opened on September 1, 1935 as Satake Station (佐竹駅). The station was closed from August 10, 1941 until October 21, 1954, when it reopened under its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
National Route 349- Satake Post Office
See also
External links
Media related to Yagawara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)