Yamato Station (Fukushima)

Yamato Station (山都駅, Yamato-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yamato Station

山都駅
Yamato Station, January 2007
General information
Location2884 Nishihara Yamatomachi, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima-ken 966-0000
Japan
Coordinates37°38′21″N 139°45′59″E / 37.6392°N 139.7664°E / 37.6392; 139.7664
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance91.1 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1910
Passengers
FY 2017211 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ogino
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
Kitakata
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Kitakata
towards Kōriyama
Location
Yamato Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Yamato Station
Yamato Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Yamato Station is located in Japan
Yamato Station
Yamato Station
Yamato Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Yamato Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 91.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout edit

Yamato Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1  Ban'etsu West Line for Nozawa, Gosen and Niitsu
2  Ban'etsu West Line for Kōriyama, Aizu-Wakamatsu
3  Ban'etsu West Line (Siding)

History edit

Yamato Station opened on December 15, 1910. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 211 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • former Yamato Town Hall
  • Aga River

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links edit