Yahiko Station (弥彦駅, Yahiko-eki) is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in the village of Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yahiko Station 弥彦駅
Yahiko Station in April 2014
General information
Location	Yahiko, Yahiko-mura, Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-0323 Japan
Coordinates	37.6994°N 138.8320°E / 37.6994; 138.8320
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yahiko Line
Distance	17.4 km from Higashi-Sanjō
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 October 1916; 106 years ago (1916-10-16)
Passengers
FY2017	210 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Yahiko Line Yahagi towards Higashi-Sanjō
Location
Yahiko Station Location within JR Yahiko Line Show map of JR Yahiko Line Yahiko Station Yahiko Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at Higashi-Sanjō Station.

Station layout

The station has a single ground-level side platform.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecards can be used at this station.[1]

Station interior, April 2020

History

The station opened on 16 October 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

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  The station in 1929

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Yahiko Shrine
• Yahiko Post Office
• Mount Yahiko
• Yahikoyama Ropeway
• Yahiko Velodrome

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yahiko Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)