Yabuki Station

{{short description|Railway station in Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Yabuki Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 矢吹駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Yabuki stn east.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Yabuki Station in August 2013

| other_name =

| address = Nakamachi 235-4, Yabuki-machi, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0221

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|37.2054|N|140.3277|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{Colorbull|MediumSeaGreen}} Tōhoku Main Line

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| distance = 203.4 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1597}}

| opened = July 16, 1887

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1066 daily

| pass_year = FY2018

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Tohoku|left=Izumizaki|right=Kagamiishi|note-mid=Local}}

| map_type = Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Yabuki Station

}}

{{nihongo|Yabuki Station|矢吹駅|Yabuki-eki}} is a railway station in the town of Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yabuki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 203.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform and two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=|nidx= Tōhoku Main Line |linecol= MediumSeaGreen |dir= for Kōriyama and Fukushima (starting trains)
for {{STN|Shirakawa|x}}, and {{STN|Kuroiso|x}}}}

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History

Yabuki Station opened on July 16, 1887. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in October 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1066 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|year= 2019|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 2 January 2019}}