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 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
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
Yairo Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is 127.0 kilometers from terminus of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
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
East | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
West | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Ishiuchi, Echigo-Yuzawa, and Minakami |
History
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
- Minami-Koide Industrial Park
National Route 17
See also
External links
- (in Japanese) Yairo Station (JR East)