Rikuchū-Yagi Station

Railway station in Hirono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Shukunohe towards Hachinohe		Hachinohe Line		Uge towards Kuji

Location
Rikuchū-Yagi Station Location within Japan

Rikuchū-Yagi Station (陸中八木駅, Rikuchū-Yagi-eki) is a railway station on the Hachinohe Line in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Rikuchū-Yagi Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 43.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station.

Station layout

Rikuchū-Yagi Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hachinohe Line	for Taneichi and Hachinohe
2	■ Hachinohe Line	for Kuji

History

Rikuchū-Yagi Station opened on 1 November 1925.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1] The station was made unstaffed from 10 December 2005.^{[citation needed]} A new station building and waiting room was completed in March 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Bus services

Bus services to Kuji and Samuraihama are operated by JR Bus Tohoku Company.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

Yagi Post Office

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 509. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.