title: Yatsumi Station
text: # Yatsumi Station
  
  Yatsumi Station (八積駅, Yatsumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Chōsei, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Yatsumi Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and lies 38.9 km (24.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to a two-story station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platform
  
  | 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
  
  ## History
  
  Yatsumi Station was opened on 25 March 1898 as Iwanuma Station (岩沼駅, Iwanuma-eki) on the Boso Railway. It was absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 September 1907, and was renamed to its present name on 11 March 1915. It joined the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 128
  * Chōsei Village Hall
  