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 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 November 1897 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2017 | 1,064 daily | |||||||||||||||
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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 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]