Yabitsu_Station
Yabitsu Station
Railway station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Yabitsu Station (矢美津駅, Yabitsu-eki) was a railway station in the city of Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East. The station closed permanently on March 12, 2022.
Yabitsu Station 矢美津駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yabitsu Station, September 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yabitsu Sannaiosawa, Yokote-shi, Akita-ken 019-1109 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′27.5″N 140°35′32.1″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kitakami Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.6 kilometers from Kitakami | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 July 1963 (1963-07-15) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) | ||||||||||
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Yabitsu Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 56.6 kilometres (35.2 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
During the winter months (December - March), the station is closed.
The station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. There is a waiting room at the center of the platform. The station is unattended.
Yabitsu Station opened on July 15, 1963, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
In December 2016, it was announced that the station would be closed during the winter months (January - March).[1]
The station closed permanently on March 12, 2022.
