Yashiroda Station

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
Yashiroda Station east exit in September 2018
Location	Yashroda, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0113 Japan
Coordinates	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
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1897
Passengers
FY2017	1,064 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kamo toward Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Niitsu toward Niigata Tagami toward Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Furutsu toward Niigata
Location
Yashiroda Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Yashiroda Station Yashiroda Station (Japan)

Lines

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.

Layout

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.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Hanyūda, Nagaoka
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Niitsu, Niigata

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  Ticket gates in September 2018
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  Station passageway
• 
  The platforms in September 2018

History

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.

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  The station building in July 2004
• 
  New station building in August 2008

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Niitsu Minami High School
• National Route 403
• Kosudo district

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)