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Yagi Station 八木駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yagi Station in April 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yagi-Ueno 34-1, Yagi-cho, Nantan-shi, Kyoto-fu 629-0141 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°04′09″N 135°31′56″E / 35.0691°N 135.5322°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line |  Sagano Line (San'in Main Line) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 28.2 km (17.5 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-E14 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 1899 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 2,606 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Yagi Station (八木駅, Yagi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Yagi Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line), and is located 28.2 kilometres (17.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line |
for Kameoka and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line |
for Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |
History
[edit]Yagi Station opened on 15 August 1899. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Yagi being assigned station number JR-E14.[2][3]
The current station building was completed in April 2021 along with barrier-free improvements.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In the 2018 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 1440 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Nantan City Office Yagi Branch (former: Yagi Town Office)
- Japan National Route 9
- Kyoto Chubu Medical Center
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ↑ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ 鉄道チャンネル (24 April 2021). "JR嵯峨野線八木駅橋上駅舎供用スタート！バリアフリー化でより快適な駅へ | 鉄道ニュース |" [JR Sagano Line Yagi Station Hashigami Station building is now in service!]. tetsudo-ch (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月25日閲覧
External links
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Media related to Yagi Station at Wikimedia Commons
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