Yakawa Station

Yakawa Station (八川駅, Yakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Yakawa Station 八川駅
Yakawa Station, August 2005
General information
Location	99, Yakawa, Okuizumo-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane-ken 699-1811 Japan
Coordinates	35°8′57.34″N 133°5′22.14″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	E Kisuki Line
Distance	56.3 km (35.0 miles) from Shinji
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1934 (1934-11-20)
Passengers
2020	0 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Izumo Yokota towards Shinji Kisuki Line Izumo Sakane towards Bingo Ochiai
Location Yakawa Station Location within Shimane Prefecture Show map of Shimane Prefecture Yakawa Station Yakawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yakawa Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 56.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It used to have two opposed side platforms and two tracks, but the one track and Platform number 2 have been removed. The wooden station building remains, and is staffed.

• 
  Platform, August 2005
• 
  Platform, August 2019

History

Yakawa Station was opened on 20 November 1934 when the extension from Izumo Minari Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. The line was further extended to Bingo-Ochiai on 12 December 1937. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 314

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan