Yakeishi Station

Yakeishi Station
Yakeishi Station; 焼石駅
	Yakeishi Station in March 2015
Location	2828 Yakeishi, Gero-shi, Gifu-ken 509-1614; Japan
Coordinates	35.7258°N 137.2009°E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line
Distance	75.7 km from Gifu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	April 14, 1929
Location
	Yakeishi Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Yakeishi Station Yakeishi Station (Japan)

Yakeishi Station (焼石駅, Yakeishi-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Yakeishi Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 75.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Yakeishi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gero and Takayama
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Gifu

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Takayama Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Hida-Kanayama	Local	Gero

History

Yakeishi Station opened on April 14, 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 2015.