Yaho Station

Yaho Station
谷保駅

Yaho Station, April 2008
Location 5012 Yaho, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo
(東京都国立市谷保5012)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Nambu Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 10,098

Yaho Station (谷保駅 Yaho-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) located in Kunitachi, a suburb of Tokyo.

Lines

Yaho Station is served by the Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa. It is 33.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Nambu Line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

Yaho Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station build above and perpendicular to the platform.

Platforms

1  Nambu Line for Nishi-Kunitachi and Tachikawa
2  Nambu Line for Fuchū-Hommachi and Kawasaki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nambu Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Nishifu   Local   Yagawa

History

The station opened on 11 December 1929. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by 10,089 passengers (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is known for the Yaho Tenman-gū shrine, which is a short walk from the station.

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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Coordinates: 35°40′53″N 139°26′49″E / 35.6813°N 139.4470°E / 35.6813; 139.4470

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