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Railway station in Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bingo-Yawata Station (備後八幡駅, Bingo-Yawata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Suga, Tōjō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Bingo-Yawata Station 備後八幡駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Bingo-Yawata Station building in 2007 | |||||||||||
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Location | 295-3 Suga, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-5452 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°56′17.49″N 133°13′55.51″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 25.3 km (15.7 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 20, 1935 | ||||||||||
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2019 | 0 daily | ||||||||||
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Bingo-Yawata Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is located 25.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 31.7 kilometers from Niimi.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. Originally, it was a station with two opposite side platforms and two tracks, and on the side of the abolished platform, a rusty track remains separated from the main line. The station building was also demolished, leaving only the waiting room. A little further from the station is the wreckage of the railway bridge, which was once used to procure raw materials for Teikoku Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. In addition, the agricultural cooperative's rice storage remains, and there was formerly a freight side track, traces of which can still be seen within the station premises. The station is unattended. Tickets were sold at the nearby Suga Post Office until 2012.
Bingo-Yawata Station was opened on December 20, 1935. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.[2]
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