Yaita Station

Yaita Station

矢板駅
Yaita Station; 矢板駅
	Yaita Station, March 2007
Location	1 Ōgi-chō, Yaita-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-2161; Japan
Coordinates	36°48′25″N 139°55′57″E / 36.8069°N 139.9326°ECoordinates: 36°48′25″N 139°55′57″E / 36.8069°N 139.9326°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Utsunomiya Line
Distance	141.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island +1 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1886
Passengers
FY2019	2728 daily
Services
Location
	Kuroiso Station Location within Tochigi PrefectureShow map of Tochigi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Yaita Station, March 2010

Yaita Station (矢板駅, Yaita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines[]

Yaita Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 141.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from Shin-Takatoku on the Tobu Kinugawa Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.^[2]

Station layout[]

This station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, platform 2 is not in regular operation. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms[]

1	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Nasushiobara and Kuroiso
3	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)

History[]

Yaita Station opened on 1 October 1886.^[1] With the privatization 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 2728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area[]

Yaita City Hall
YaitaPost Office
National Route 4

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 各駅情報（矢板駅） [Station Information (Yaita Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
^ Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 444. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–81.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Yaita Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jreast-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 各駅情報（矢板駅） [Station Information (Yaita Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

[railfan444-2] Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 444. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–81.

[jreast2019stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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