Yashima Station (Akita)

Yashima Station
矢島駅

Yashima Station (Dec 19, 2010)
Location Hanesaka, Yashimamachi-Nanokamachi, Yurihonjō, Akita
(秋田県由利本荘市矢島町七日町字羽坂)
Japan
Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway
Line(s) Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
History
Opened 1938
Previous names Ugo-Yashima (until 1985)

Yashima Station (矢島駅 Yashima-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.

Lines

Yashima Station is a terminus of the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 23.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.

Station layout

Yashima Station has one side platform, with trains arriving at the station reversing direction for departure. The station also has the rail yard for the Chōkai Sanroku Line.

Platforms

1  Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line for Ugo-Honjō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line
Kawabe   Local   Terminus

History

Yashima Station opened on October 21, 1938 as Ugo-Yashima Station (羽後矢島駅 Ugo-Yashima eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line, serving the former town of Yashima, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. A new station building was completed on September 25, 2009.

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Coordinates: 39°13′49″N 140°08′20″E / 39.230346°N 140.138852°E / 39.230346; 140.138852

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