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Location
	Yabase Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Yabase Station Yabase Station (Japan)

Yabase Station

八橋駅
Yabase Station; 八橋駅
	Yabase Station, January 2008
General information
Location	988 Shimokatsumi, Yabase, Kotoura-chō, Tōhaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-2301; Japan
Coordinates	35°30′11.82″N 133°40′25.16″E / 35.5032833°N 133.6736556°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	287.6 km (178.7 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 July 1928
Passengers
2018	142 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Yabase Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Yabase Station Yabase Station (Japan)

Yabase Station (八橋駅, Yabase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotoura, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]^[2]

Lines

Yabase Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 287.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is on the right side facing Yonago. The station is unattended.

History

Yabase Station opened on July 4, 1928 as a temporary seasonal stop. It was upgraded to a year-round station on August 20, 1938. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 142 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Yabase Castle ruins
Yabase Beach
Kotoura Municipal Yabase Elementary School

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ "Yabase Station , Tottori , Japan". mapsus.net. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Yabase Station at Wikimedia Commons

Yabase Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] "Yabase Station , Tottori , Japan". mapsus.net. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[3] Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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