Yashiroda Station (矢代田駅, Yashiroda-eki) is a train station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yashiroda Station 矢代田駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Yashroda, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0113 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°44′55″N 139°05′45″E / 37.7486°N 139.0957°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 114.8 km from Naoetsu | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 20 November 1897 | |||||||||||||||
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FY2017 | 1,064 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Yashiroda Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Yashiroda Station Yashiroda Station (Japan) |
Yashiroda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 114.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu Station.
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Hanyūda, Nagaoka |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Niigata |
The station opened on 20 November 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2008.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]