Yagami Station
Yagami Station building as of 2007-09-26
enclosure 2007-09-26
On the platform looking toward Tōjō
On the platform looking toward Nochi
Yagami Station (矢神駅 Yagami-eki) is a JR West Geibi Line station located in Yada, Tessei-chō, Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
History
The name of the station is a combination of two characters from the names of two small towns which merged: the 矢 from Yada (矢田) and the 神 from Kamikōjiro (上神代).
- 1930-02-10: Yagami Station opens when the Sanshin Line between Bitchū Kōjiro Station and Yagami is opened.
- 1930-11-25: Service to Tōjō Station begins.
- 2006-03-18: Express train service begins (one morning train only, all other express trains bypass Yagami Station)
Platform and building
Yagami Station is a ground-level station having two platforms.
Highway access
- Route 182
Connecting lines
All lines are JR West lines.
- Geibi Line
- Express: Niimi Station — Yagami Station — Tōjō Station
- Local: Ichioka Station — Yagami Station — Nochi Station
External links
- (Japanese) JR West
Coordinates: 34°56′36″N 133°19′58″E / 34.94333°N 133.33278°E