Etchū-Yatsuo Station

Etchū-Yatsuo Station (越中八尾駅) 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 km from the end of the line at Gifu and 19.5 km 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.

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.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 916 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Etchū-Yatsuo tourist information center