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Railway station in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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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[REDACTED] 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 [REDACTED] JR East Following station
Oginotowards Niitsu Ban'etsu West LineRapid Agano Kitakatatowards Aizu-Wakamatsu
Ban'etsu West LineLocal Kitakatatowards Kōriyama
Location
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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).

Surrounding area

  • former Yamato Town Hall
  • Aga River

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.

External links

Stations of the Ban'etsu West Line


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