Kami-Yagi Station

Railway station in Hiroshima, Japan
34°29′24.3″N 132°30′22.2″E / 34.490083°N 132.506167°E / 34.490083; 132.506167Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR WestLine(s)B Kabe LinePlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStation codeJR-B12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 December 1910; 113 years ago (1910-12-25)PassengersFY2020443 daily Services
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Nakashima
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towards Aki-Kameyama
Kabe Line Bairin
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towards Hiroshima
Location
 B 12  Kami-Yagi Station is located in Hiroshima Prefecture
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Kami-Yagi Station
Location within Hiroshima Prefecture
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 B 12  Kami-Yagi Station is located in Japan
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Kami-Yagi Station (Japan)
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Kami-Yagi Station (上八木駅, Kami-Yagi-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Yagi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Station layout

Kami-Yagi Station features one side platform handling one bidirectional track. The station is unmanned, and contains an automatic ticket machine.

Platforms

1  Kabe Line for Hiroshima, Kabe, Aki-Kameyama

History

  • 1910-12-25: Station opens under the name of Ōtagawabashi
  • 1929-12-02: The track around Ōtagawabashi Station is electrified
  • 1936-09-01: The station is renamed to Kami-Yagi Station when the Kabe line is nationalized
  • 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kami-Yagi Station becomes a JR West station
  • 2008-03-15: Platform is extended to allow 4 car trains to stop

Surrounding area

  • Japan National Route 54
  • Hiroshima Municipal Yagi Elementary School
  • Ōta River

References

  1. ^ "Kami-Yagi Station (Train station) - Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima". www.helpmecovid.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

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