Kami-Yagi Station

B 12  Kami-Yagi Station 上八木駅
Kabe Station building in July 2008
General information
Location	8 Chome-15 Yagi, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°29′24.3″N 132°30′22.2″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	B Kabe Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JR-B12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1910; 114 years ago (1910-12-25)
Passengers
FY2020	443 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Nakashima  B 13  towards Aki-Kameyama Kabe Line Bairin  B 11  towards Hiroshima
Location  B 12  Kami-Yagi Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture  B 12  Kami-Yagi Station  B 12  Kami-Yagi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kami-Yagi Station (上八木駅, Kami-Yagi-eki) is a JR West Kabe Line station located in Yagi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Station layout

Kami-Yagi Station features one side platform handling one bidirectional track. The station is unmanned, and contains an automatic ticket machine.

Platforms

1

■ Kabe Line

for Hiroshima, Kabe, Aki-Kameyama

History

• 1910-12-25: Station opens under the name of Ōtagawabashi
• 1929-12-02: The track around Ōtagawabashi Station is electrified
• 1936-09-01: The station is renamed to Kami-Yagi Station when the Kabe line is nationalized
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kami-Yagi Station becomes a JR West station
• 2008-03-15: Platform is extended to allow 4 car trains to stop

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 54
• Hiroshima Municipal Yagi Elementary School
• Ōta River

References

1. "Kami-Yagi Station (Train station) - Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima". www.helpmecovid.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West