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
Location2884 Nishihara Yamatomachi, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima-ken 966-0000
Japan
Coordinates37.6392°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
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2017)211 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ogino
toward Niitsu
 Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
 Kitakata
toward Aizu-Wakamatsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
 Kitakata
toward Kōriyama
Location
Yamato Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Yamato Station
Yamato Station (Japan)

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
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See also

References
  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.


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