Rikuchū-Yagi Station

Rikuchū-Yagi Station
Rikuchū-Yagi Station; 陸中八木駅
	Rikuchū-Yagi station building in July 2008
Location	1-114 Taneichi, Taneichi, Hirono-machi, Kunohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-7900; Japan
Coordinates	40°20′43″N 141°46′00″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachinohe Line
Distance	43.1 km from Hachinohe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1925
Rebuilt	208
Services
Location
	Rikuchū-Yagi Station Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Yagi Station (陸中八木駅, Rikuchū-Yagi-eki) is a railway station on the Hachinohe Line in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Yagi Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 43.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Yagi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hachinohe Line	for Taneichi and Hachinohe
2	■ Hachinohe Line	for Kuji

History

The former station building in November 2007

Rikuchū-Yagi Station opened on 1 November 1925.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1] The station was made unstaffed from 10 December 2005. A new station building and waiting room was completed in March 2008.

Bus services

Bus services to Kuji and Samuraihama are operated by JR Bus Tohoku Company.

Surrounding area

Yagi Post Office

References

Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.