Yasaka Station (八坂駅, Yasaka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Yasaka Station 八坂駅
Sign proclaiming Yasaka Station to be the "centre of Japan"
General information
Location	Minami-cho Ueda, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4101 Japan
Coordinates	35°37′12.80″N 136°56′42.01″E
Operated by	Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	29.4 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 1, 1952
Previous names	Hanzai (to 1986)
Location
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Lines

Yasaka Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 29.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

Yasaka Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Yasaka Station was opened on July 1, 1952 as Hanzai Station (半在駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on that date[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 156
• Nagara River

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

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• Official website (in Japanese)

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