Yatsugi Station

Yatsugi Station 八次駅
Yatsugi Station building.
Location	Miyoshi, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Fukuen Line, Geibi Line
History
Opened	June 7, 1922
Previous names	Shiomachi

Yatsugi Station (八次駅, Yatsugi-eki) is a JR West Geibi and Fukuen Line station located in Minami Hatajiki-machi, Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the station came from the opposite shore of the Basen River.

History

• 1922-06-07: Yatsugi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japan National Railways is privatized, and Yatsugi Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platform

Yatsugi Station features one platform and one line. The station building is compact. Tickets can be purchased at the store in front of Yatsugi Station.

Environs

• Yatsugi Post Office
• Minami Hatajiki Branch Post Office
• Miyoshi Municipal Yatsugi Elementary
• Hiroshima Prefectural Miyoshi High School
• Mazda Automobile Laboratory
• Basen River

Highway access

• Chūgoku Expressway Miyoshi Interchange
• Japan National Route 183
• Japan National Route 184
• Hiroshima Prefectural Route 434 (Wachi Miyoshi Route)

Connecting lines

All lines are JR West lines.

Geibi Line

Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station — Miyoshi Station

Fukuen Line

Kamisugi Station — Yatsugi Station — Miyoshi Station

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West

Coordinates: 34°48′8.5″N 132°52′44.5″E / 34.802361°N 132.879028°E / 34.802361; 132.879028