Operated by JR East Closed 1941-1954 Passengers daily Opened 1935 | Line(s) Suigun Line Previous names Satake (until 1954) Address Japan | |
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Location Isobe-cho, Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
（茨城県常陸太田市磯部町）
Japan Similar Kawai Station, Minami‑Sakaide Station, Hitachi‑Ōta Station, Naka‑Funyū Station, Nogamihara Station | ||
Yagawara Station (谷河原駅, Yagawara-eki) is a railway station on the Suigun Line in Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Yagawara Station is served by the Hitachi-Ōta Spur Line of the Suigun Line, and is located 8.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the spur line at Kami-Sugaya Station.
Station layout
Yagawara Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
History
Yagawara Station opened on September 1, 1935 as Satake Station (佐竹駅). The station was closed from August 10, 1941 until October 21, 1954, when it reopened under its present name. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.