Yagawa Station

Yagawa Station (矢川駅, Yagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JN24 Yagawa Station 矢川駅
Yagawa Station building, September 2006
General information
Location	660 Ishida, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo 186-0003 Japan
Coordinates	35.68495°N 139.4321°E / 35.68495; 139.4321
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JN Nambu Line
Distance	33.0 km from Kawasaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 May 1932
Passengers
FY2019	8541
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishi-Kunitachi JN25 towards Tachikawa Nambu Line Local Yaho JN23 towards Kawasaki
Location Yagawa Station Location within Tokyo Show map of Tokyo Yagawa Station Yagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yagawa Station is served by the Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa. It is 33.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

Yagawa Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station build above and across the platforms. The station is staffed.

Ticket gates, May 2022

Platform, May 2022

Platforms

1	JN Nambu Line	for Nishi-Kunitachi and Tachikawa
2	JN Nambu Line	for Fuchū-Hommachi and Kawasaki

History

The station opened on 20 May 1932. 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 8,541 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Surrounding area

• Postal College
• Tama River
• National Route 20

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Yagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)