Yakawa Station

Yakawa Station (八川駅) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Yakawa Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 56.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It used to have two opposed side platforms and two tracks, but the one track and Platform number 2 have been removed. The wooden station building remains, and is staffed.

History
Yakawa Station was opened on 20 November 1934 when the extension from Izumo Minari Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. The line was further extended to Bingo-Ochiai on 12 December 1937. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 314