Etchū-Yatsuo Station

Railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

36°35′30″N 137°08′18″E / 36.5918°N 137.1383°E / 36.5918; 137.1383Operated by

JR WestLine(s)■ Takayama Main LineDistance208.7 km from GifuPlatforms2 side platformTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 September 1927PassengersFY2015916 daily

Location
Etchū-Yatsuo Station Location within Japan

Etchū-Yatsuo Station (越中八尾駅, Etchū-Yatsuo-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Etchū-Yatsuo Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 208.7 kilometers (129.7 mi) from the end of the line at Gifu and 19.5 kilometers (12.1 mi) from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR Central at Inotani.

Layout

The station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Toyama
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Inotani and Takaoka
3	■ Takayama Main Line	for starting trains

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Takayama Main Line
Higashi-Yatsuo	Local	Chisato
Inotani	Limited Express Hida	Hayahoshi or Toyama

History

The station opened on 1 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.