Yahiko Station
# Yahiko Station

Yahiko Station (弥彦駅, Yahiko-eki) is a railway station on the Yahiko Line in the village of Yahiko, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Yahiko Station is the terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from opposing terminus of the line at Higashi-Sanjō Station.

## Station layout

The station has a single ground-level side platform.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecards can be used at this station.

## History

The station opened on 16 October 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

* The station in 1929

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Yahiko Shrine
* Yahiko Post Office
* Mount Yahiko
* Yahikoyama Ropeway
* Yahiko Velodrome
