Bingo-Yawata Station
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Bingo-Yawata 備後八幡駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bingo-Yawata Station building in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Suga, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1935 | ||||||||||
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Bingo-Yawata Station (備後八幡駅, Bingo-Yawata-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Suga, Tōjō-chō, Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Tickets are available at the nearby Suga Post Office.
History
- 1935-12-20: Bingo-Yawata Station opens as a station of the Sanshin Line between Tōjō Station and Onuka Station
- 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Bingo-Yawata Station becomes a JR West station
Station layout
Bingo-Yawata Station features two platforms which can handle two lines at once. Platform 1 handles trains bound for Bingo Ochiai Station and Niimi Station. Platform 2 is not used.
The Suga Area Post Office is located near the station, and passenger tickets may be purchased there.
Two Hiroshima prefectural highways are accessible from the station:
- Route 237 (Bingo Yawata Teishajō Route)
- Route 450 (Utsubori Bingo Yawata Teishajō Route)
Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines.
- Geibi Line
- Tōjō Station — Bingo-Yawata Station — Uchina Station
External links
- (in Japanese) JR West