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Yaka Station

Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Other informationStation codeSY37WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)PassengersFY20191496 (boarding only)

Location
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Yaka Station (八家駅, Yaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Yaka Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 46.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing.^[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ Main Line	for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
opposite side	■ Main Line	for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Matogata	Sanyo S Limited Express	Shirahamanomiya
Matogata	Sanyo Local	Shirahamanomiya

History

Yaka Station opened on August 19, 1923.^[1]

The station building was renovated in 1982.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1496 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Kiba Yacht Harbor
Shiroya Seaside Park
Himeji City Yagi Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 125. ISBN 9784343006745.
^ "兵庫県統計書平成30年(2018)" [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.