Yachimata Station

Yachimata Station (八街駅, Yachimata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Yachimata, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yachimata Station 八街駅
Station building
General information
Location	Yachimata Ho 237, Yachimata-shi, Chiba-ken 289-1115 Japan
Coordinates	35.6623°N 140.3185°E / 35.6623; 140.3185
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sōbu Main Line
Distance	65.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 1, 1897
Passengers
FY2019	5563
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sakura JO33 towards Tokyo Shiosai Narutō towards Chōshi Sakura JO33 towards Chiba Sōbu Main Line Rapid Narutō One-way operation Enokido towards Chiba Sōbu Main Line Local Hyūga towards Chōshi
Location Yachimata Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Yachimata Station Yachimata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yachimata Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 65.9 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single side platform and an island platform connected by a footbridge. The station as a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Sōbu Main Line	For Sakura, For Chiba, Tokyo
2,3	■ Sōbu Main Line	Narutō, Yōkaichiba, Chōshi

History

Yachimata Station was opened on May 1, 1897 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On September 1, 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The Chiba Prefectural Railways Yachimata Line began operations on May 18, 1914, and was discontinued on May 14, 1940. A new station building was completed in 1926. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from November 15, 1982. A new station building was completed in July 1984. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Express services began operations from March 16, 1991. A new station building was completed in April 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5563 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Yachimata City Office
• Yachimata Middle School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Yachimata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)