Yamato Station (Fukushima)

Yamato Station
Yamato Station; 山都駅
	Yamato Station, January 2007
Location	2884 Nishihara Yamatomachi, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima-ken 966-0000; Japan
Coordinates	37.6392°N 139.7664°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	91.1 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1910
Passengers
FY 2017	211 daily
Services
Location
	Yamato Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Yamato Station Yamato Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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

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

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

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

former Yamato Town Hall
Aga River

References

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

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2017stats-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.