Kami-Yagi Station

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

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

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

 * Japanese National Route Sign 0054.svg Japan National Route 54
 * Hiroshima Municipal Yagi Elementary School
 * Ōta River