is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Yaita Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 141.8 km from the starting point of the line at . The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from on the Tobu Kinugawa Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.
Station layout This station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, platform 2 is not in regular operation. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
History Yaita Station opened on 1 October 1886. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area Yaita City Hall YaitaPost Office
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information