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
Etchū-Yatsuo Station in September 2007
LocationYatsuomachi Fukujima, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2376
Japan
Coordinates36.5918°N 137.1383°E / 36.5918; 137.1383
Operated by JR West
Line(s)■ Takayama Main Line
Distance208.7 km from Gifu
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1927
Passengers
FY2015916 daily
Location
Etchū-YatsuoStation
Location within Japan
platform

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
  1. 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.


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