Yashio Station
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Yashio Station is a train station
in Yashio
, Saitama Prefecture
, Japan
. Its station number is 08. The station opened on 24 August 2005.
and Moriya
) where parallel tracks allow for trains traveling in the same direction to pass each other. Some trains begin or end at Yashio Station, especially during the morning rush between Yashio and the Akihabara terminal
.
Platforms
Immediately north of the station are four tracks that can hold trains as they are taken out of service, or put into service.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Yashio
Yashio, Saitama
is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 81,148 and a population density of 4,500.7 persons per km²...
, Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan
Japan
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. Its station number is 08. The station opened on 24 August 2005.
Line
Yashio Station is served by the following line:- Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Station structure
The station consists of four platforms, on two islands. Trains generally stop at the outer platforms (1 and 4), but when a faster train stops or passes through the station, the inner platforms are used to hold the slower trains. Yashio is one of three stations on the Tsukuba Express (Nagareyama-ōtakanomoriNagareyama-otakanomori Station
is a junction railway station located in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 38.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōbu Railway's Noda Line at Ōmiya Station, and 26.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsukuba Express at Akihabara Station.- Lines :...
and Moriya
Moriya Station
is a train station in Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.- Lines :*Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company**Tsukuba Express *Kantō Railway**Jōsō Line- Adjacent stations :...
) where parallel tracks allow for trains traveling in the same direction to pass each other. Some trains begin or end at Yashio Station, especially during the morning rush between Yashio and the Akihabara terminal
Akihabara Station
is a railway station locatedin Tokyo's Chiyoda ward. It is at the center of the famous Akihabara shopping district specializing in electronic goods.-Lines:JR East:* Keihin-Tōhoku Line* Yamanote Line* Chūō-Sōbu LineTokyo Metro:...
.
Platforms
| 1 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Moriya and Tsukuba |
| 2 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Moriya and Tsukuba |
| 3 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Akihabara |
| 4 | TX Tsukuba Express | for Akihabara |
Immediately north of the station are four tracks that can hold trains as they are taken out of service, or put into service.