Etchū-Yatsuo Station
Etchū-Yatsuo Station (越中八尾駅, Etchū-Yatsuo-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Etchū-YatsuoStation 越中八尾駅 | |
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 Etchū-Yatsuo Station in September 2007 | |
| Location | Yatsuomachi Fukujima, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2376 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.5918°N 137.1383°E |
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| Line(s) | ■ Takayama Main Line |
| Distance | 208.7 km from Gifu |
| Platforms | 2 side platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1927 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 916 daily |
| Location | |
  Etchū-YatsuoStation Location within Japan | |
Lines
Etchū-Yatsuo Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 208.7 kilometers from the end of the line at Gifu and 19.5 kilometers from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR East at Inotani.
Layout
The station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Toyama |
| 2 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Inotani and Takaoka |
| 3 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for starting trains |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takayama Main Line | ||||
| Higashi-Yatsuo | Local | Chisato | ||
| Inotani | Limited Express Hida | Hayahoshi or Toyama | ||
History
The station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 916 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Etchū-Yatsuo tourist information center
See also
References
- 10-2 ＪＲ路線別旅客貨物輸送状況（1日平均） (in Japanese). Japan: Toyama Prefectural Office. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
