Yasoba Station

Railway station in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°18′48″N 133°53′06″E / 34.3133°N 133.8849°E / 34.3133; 133.8849Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance18.6 km from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking place for bikesAccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY07HistoryOpened27 January 1952 (1952-01-27)PassengersFY2019112

Location
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Yasoba Station (八十場駅, Yasoba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y07".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Yasoba Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 18.6 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only local services stop at the station. In addition, although Tadotsu is the official start of the Dosan Line, some of its local trains start from and return to Takamatsu. These trains also stop at Yasoba.^[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building but weather shelters are provided on both platforms for waiting passengers. The station is unstaffed but a "Tickets Corner" (small shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine) is installed. Ramps lead up to each platform from the access road. There is no direct link between the platforms. A road level crossing at the end of the ramps is used to cross from one platform to the other. A designated parking space for bicycles is provided near the station.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Yosan Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Sun Port: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Nanpū Relay: Does not stop at this station
Kamogawa	Local	Sakaide
Dosan Line
Kamogawa	Local	Sakaide

History

Yasoba Station opened on 27 January 1952 as an additional stop on the existing Yosan Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 11

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "八十場" [Yasoba]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 16, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Yasoba Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ "八十場駅" [Yasoba Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 632. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.