Yachiho Station (八千穂駅, Yachiho-eki) is a railway station on the Koumi Line in the town of Sakuho, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Yachiho Station 八千穂駅 | |||||||||||
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Yachiho Station in July 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hozumi, Sakuho-machi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-0702 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.1334°N 138.4774°E / 36.1334; 138.4774 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 785.4 meters [1] | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Koumi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 53.9 km from Kobuchizawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 March 1919 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sakuhozumi Station (until 1959) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 123 (daily) | ||||||||||
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Yachiho Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano PrefectureYachiho Station Yachiho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan | |||||||||||
Yachiho Station is served by the Koumi Line, and is 53.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.[1]
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.[1]
| station side | ■ Koumi Line | for Koumi and Kobuchizawa |
| opposite side | ■ Koumi Line | for Nakagomi and Komoro |
The station opened on 11 March 1919 as Sakuhozumi Station (佐久穂積駅).[2] It was renamed Yachiho on 1 October 1959.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 123 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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Stations of the Koumi Line | |
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