Yairo Station
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Yairo Station 八色駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Yairo Station in February 2013 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Goka, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-7301 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°11′30″N 138°56′06″E / 37.1917°N 138.9351°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 127.0 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 January 1965 | ||||||||||
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Yairo Station (八色駅, Yairo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Yairo Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is 127.0 kilometers from terminus of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level opposed unnumbered side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on each platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]East | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
West | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Ishiuchi, Echigo-Yuzawa, and Minakami |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 January 1965. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Minami-Koide Industrial Park
National Route 17
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Yairo Station (JR East)