Timetable information
Weekday departures: 31/day · Sat & holiday departures: 31/day
First / last departure (weekday): 6:19 / 23:20
Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (3)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 3 May 2026.
Location
History
Yairo Station opened on 15 January 1965 as an unstaffed passenger halt on the Jōetsu Line, 127.0 km from the line's southern terminus at Takasaki. A station building was completed in July 1968. The station was absorbed into JR East with the privatisation of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987. It retains two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with no footbridge or level crossing connecting them inside the station precincts—passengers transferring sides must use a nearby town-road level crossing on the Muikamachi side. There is no station building today; only a sheltered waiting area sits on each platform.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-06-09