Yashio Station

Yashio Station 八潮駅
Platform level of Yashio Station
Location	6-5-1 Oze, Yashio-shi, Saitama-ken 埼玉県八潮市大瀬六丁目5番地1) Japan
Operated by	Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)	■Tsukuba Express
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	08
History
Opened	2005
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	18,008 daily

Coordinates: 35°48′28″N 139°50′42″E / 35.807851°N 139.845035°E / 35.807851; 139.845035 (Yashio Station) Yashio Station (八潮駅, Yashio-eki) is a railway station in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is 08.

Lines

Yashio Station is served by the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company's Tsukuba Express, and is located 15.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Akihabara.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. 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-ōtakanomori and Moriya) where parallel tracks allow for trains traveling in the same direction to pass each other. Some trains terminate at Yashio Station, especially during the morning commuter rush between Yashio and the Akihabara terminal. Immediately north of the station are four tracks that can hold trains as they are taken out of service, or put into service.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

External links

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• Official website (Japanese)