Yashū-Yamabe Station

Yashū-Yamabe Station (野州山辺駅, Yashū-yamabe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

TI16 Yashū-Yamabe Station 野州山辺駅
Yashū-Yamabe Station entrance in December 2015
General information
Location	Yawata-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0824 Japan
Coordinates	36.3262°N 139.4322°E / 36.3262; 139.4322
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Isesaki Line
Distance	88.5 km from Asakusa
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TI-16
Website	railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/1706.html
History
Opened	20 July 1925 (1925-07-20)
Passengers
FY2020	895 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Ashikagashi TI15 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Isesaki Line Local Niragawa TI17 towards Isesaki
Location Yashū-Yamabe Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Yashū-Yamabe Station Yashū-Yamabe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yashū-Yamabe Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 88.5 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.^[1]

Station layout

This station has a single elevated island platform with the station building underneath.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Isesaki Line	for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
2	■ Tōbu Isesaki Line	for Ōta

History

Yashū-Yamabe Station opened on 20 July 1925.^[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yashū-Yamabe Station becoming "TI-16".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

• Ashikaga Yawata Post Office
• Shimotsuke Issha Hachiman-gu

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
4. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Yashū-Yamabe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Yashū-Yamabe Station information (Tōbu) (in Japanese)