Yagami Station

Yagami Station (矢神駅, Yagami-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Yada, Tessei-chō, Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Yagami Station building as of 2007-09-26
enclosure 2007-09-26
On the platform looking toward Tōjō
On the platform looking toward Nochi

History

The name of the station is a combination of two characters from the names of two small towns which merged: the 矢 from Yada (矢田) and the 神 from Kamikōjiro (上神代).

  • 1930-02-10: Yagami Station opens when the Sanshin Line between Bitchū Kōjiro Station and Yagami is opened.
  • 1930-11-25: Service to Tōjō Station begins.
  • 2006-03-18: Express train service begins (one morning train only, all other express trains bypass Yagami Station)

Station layout

Yagami Station is a ground-level station having two platforms.

Highway access
  • Route 182

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line
Express: Niimi Station — Yagami Station — Tōjō Station
Local: Ichioka Station — Yagami Station — Nochi Station

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