Yaka Station
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Yaka Station 八家駅 | |||||
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 Yaka Station, March 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1276 Maehama Yaka-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 672-8015 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′03″N 134°43′19″E / 34.7842°N 134.7219°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Sanyo Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 46.2 km from Nishidai | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Connections | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SY37 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 19 August 1923 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 1496 (boarding only) | ||||
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Yaka Station (八家駅, Yaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.
Lines
[edit]Yaka Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 46.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing.[1] The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| station side | ■  Main Line
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for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi |
| opposite side | ■ Main Line
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for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanyo Electric Railway | ||||
| Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line | ||||
| Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Matogata | Sanyo S Limited Express | Shirahamanomiya | ||
| Matogata | Sanyo Local | Shirahamanomiya | ||
History
[edit]Yaka Station opened on August 19, 1923.[1]
The station building was renovated in 1982.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1496 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kiba Yacht Harbor
- Shiroya Seaside Park
- Himeji City Yagi Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 125. ISBN 9784343006745.
- ^ "兵庫県統計書平成30年(2018)" [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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- Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway) (in Japanese)
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