Yagyū Station

Railway station in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

36°12′25″N 139°39′35″E / 36.2070°N 139.6597°E / 36.2070; 139.6597Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s) Tōbu Nikkō LineDistance23.6 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-KōenPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStation codeTN-06WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1929PassengersFY20191196 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shin-Koga
TN05
 Nikkō Line
Local
 Itakura Tōyōdai-mae
TN07
Location
Yagyū Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Yagyū Station
Yagyū Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Yagyū Station is located in Japan
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Yagyū Station (Japan)
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Platforms, 2015

Yagyū Station (柳生駅, Yagyū-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kazo, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Yagyū Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 23.6 km (14.7 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

Track layout
Legend

↑Shin-Koga

1
2

↓Itakura Tōyōdai-mae

This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen , Kita-Senju and Asakusa
2 ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line for Tochigi, Shin-Tochigi, and Tōbu Nikkō

History

Yagyū Station opened on 1 November 1929.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Yagyū Station becoming "TN-06".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sugizaki, Yukiyasu (22 July 2015). 東武鉄道 各駅停車 [Tobu Railway - Stopping at Every Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosensha Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 978-4-8003-0682-1.
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

Media related to Yagyū Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)