is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 5-chōme, Yaga, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
History 1929-03-20: Yaga Station opens 1937-07-01: Switching equipment at Yaga station is expanded August 1941: Yaga Station closed due to World War II 1942-10-28: Signal cabin installed at Yaga Station 1943-04-02: Station status reinstated, and Yaga Station reopens 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Yaga Station becomes a JR West station
Station building and platforms Yaga Station features one island platform capable of handling two lines simultaneously. Trains bound for Shiwaguchi and Miyoshi are handled on the upper end (上り) of the platform, and trains bound for Hiroshima are handled on the lower end (下り). The station features a Green Window.
Environs
Kirin Beer Park Hiroshima Kirin Hiroshima Brewery Diamond City Soleil (ダイヤモンドシティ・ソレイユ) Hiroshima Wald 11 (movie theaters) Takamagahara Memorial Gardens Hiroshima Municipal Fuchū Elementary School Hiroshima Municipal Nakayama Elementary School Hiroshima Municipal Yaga Elementary School JR West Hakata Railyard, Hiroshima Branch JR Freight Railyard
Highway access Japan National Route 54 Hiroshima Expressway Route 1 (Aki-Fuchū Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 37 (Hiroshima-Miyoshi Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 70 (Hiroshima-Nakashima Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 84 (Higashi Kaita Hiroshima Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 151 (Fuchū-Kaita Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 152 (Fuchū-Gion Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 264 (Nakayama-Onaga Route) Hiroshima Prefectural Route 272 (Kamimiyachō-Shinchi Route)
Connecting lines All lines are JR West lines. Geibi Line Miyoshi Express (#1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) No stop Miyoshi Express (#3, 4) Akiyaguchi Station — Yaga Station — Hiroshima Station Commuter Liner No stop Miyoshi Liner/Local Hesaka Station — Yaga Station — Hiroshima Station
External links JR West