Yahaba Station

Yahaba Station 矢幅駅
Yahaba Station West Exit, March 2008
General information
Location	Matahei Shinden, Yahaba-Mrachi, Shiwa-gun, Iwate-ken 028-3614 Japan
Coordinates	39.6132°N 141.1484°E / 39.6132; 141.1484
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	525.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1898
Passengers
FY2015	2952
Location Yahaba Station Location within Japan

Yahaba Station (矢幅駅, Yahaba-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Yahaba, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yahaba Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 525.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Yahaba Station has one side platform and one island platform. The platforms are elevated, with the station building located underneath. The station is adjacent to the elevated rails of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, although the Tōhoku Shinkansen does not stop here. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kitakami and Ichinoseki
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	(not in normal use)
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Morioka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōhoku Main Line
Furudate		-	Iwateīoka

History

Yahaba Station was opened on 1 September 1898. The station building was rebuilt in March 1977. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new elevated station building was completed in March 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,952 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Site of Tokutan Castle
• Yahaba Post Office

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information Template:Ja icon