Operated by Yuri Kōgen Railway Opened 1938 | Address Japan | |
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Location Hanesaka, Yashimamachi-Nanokamachi, Yurihonjō, Akita（秋田県由利本荘市矢島町七日町字羽坂）Japan Line(s) Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line Previous names Ugo-Yashima (until 1985) Similar Ugo‑Honjō Station, Maegō Station, Yakushidō Station, Nishitakisawa Station, Kawabe Station | ||
Yashima Station (矢島駅, Yashima-eki) is a railway station in Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan, operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway.
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Lines
Yashima Station is a terminus of the Chōkai Sanroku Line, and is located 23.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ugo-Honjō Station.
Station layout
Yashima Station has one side platform, with trains arriving at the station reversing direction for departure. The station also has the rail yard for the Chōkai Sanroku Line.
History
Yashima Station opened on October 21, 1938 as Ugo-Yashima Station (羽後矢島駅, Ugo-Yashima eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Yashima Line, serving the former town of Yashima, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued from June 10, 1981. The Yashima Line was privatized on 1 October 1985, becoming the Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line, and the station was renamed to its present name at that time. A new station building was completed on September 25, 2009.