• Source: Yano Station

      • Yano Station (矢野駅, Yano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Aki-ku in the city of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).


      Lines


      Yano Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 84.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.


      Station layout


      The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.The design of the current station building is based on the motifs of the old machiya (traditional Japanese townhouses) and the curve of kamoji (a traditional toupée), which was once a representative industry of the Yano district.


      Platforms




      History


      Yano Station opened on 27 December 1903. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).


      Passenger statistics


      In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7717 passengers daily.


      Surrounding area


      The station is located is a residential area and shops are scattered here and there. There is a Self-Defense Forces garrison on the north side of the station, an industrial park on the northwest side of the station, and Hiroshima Prefectural Aki Minami High School and Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital are located nearby.


      See also


      List of railway stations in Japan


      References




      External links


      Media related to Yano Station at Wikimedia Commons

      JR West Station Official Site

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