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Yagawara Station

Coordinates: 36°31′12″N 140°31′29″E / 36.5200°N 140.5248°E / 36.5200; 140.5248
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Yagawara Station

谷河原駅
Yagawara Station in May 2010
General information
LocationIsobe-cho, Hitachiōta-shi, Ibaraki-ken 313-0042
Japan
Coordinates36°31′12″N 140°31′29″E / 36.5200°N 140.5248°E / 36.5200; 140.5248
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Suigun Line
Distance8.2 km from Kami-Sugaya
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1935
Closed1941-1954
Previous namesSatake (until 1954)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kawai
towards Mito
Suigun Line
Hitachi-Ōta Branch
Hitachi-Ōta
Terminus
Location
Yagawara Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Yagawara Station
Yagawara Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Yagawara Station is located in Japan
Yagawara Station
Yagawara Station
Yagawara Station (Japan)

Yagawara Station (谷河原駅, Yagawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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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

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The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building, and station is unattended.

History

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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.

Surrounding area

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See also

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