Yagawara Station
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Yagawara Station 谷河原駅 | |
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 Yagawara Station in May 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Isobe-cho, Hitachiōta, Ibaraki （茨城県常陸太田市磯部町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Suigun Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Closed | 1941-1954 |
| Previous names | Satake (until 1954) |
| Passengers | |
| daily | |
Yagawara Station (谷河原駅, Yagawara-eki) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yagawara Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 8.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.
Station layout
Yagawara Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Suigun Line | ||||
| Kawai | Hitachi-Ōta Branch | Hitachi-Ōta | ||
History
Yagawara Station opened on September 1, 1935 as Satake Station (佐竹駅). The station was closed from August 10, 1941 until October 21, 1954, when it reopened under its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 349
- Satake Post Office
External links
36°31′12″N 140°31′29″E / 36.5200°N 140.5248°E
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