Yatsumi Station

Yatsumi Station (八積駅, Yatsumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Chōsei, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yatsumi Station

八積駅
Yatsumi Station
LocationIwanuma 822, Chōsei-mura, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken 299-4336
Japan
Coordinates35.4041°N 140.3455°E / 35.4041; 140.3455
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Sotobō Line
Distance38.9 km from Chiba
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 25, 1898
Previous namesIwanuma (until 1915)
Passengers
FY2019726 daily
Location
Yatsumi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Yatsumi Station
Yatsumi Station (Japan)

Lines

Yatsumi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 38.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to a two-story station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform
1 ■ Sotobō Line For Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa
2 ■ Sotobō Line For Mobara, Soga, Chiba

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Mobara Local Kazusa-Ichinomiya

History

Yatsumi Station was opened on March 25, 1898 as Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) on the Boso Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on September 1, 1907, and was renamed to its present name on March 11, 1915. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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