Yabe Station
JH26 Yabe Station 矢部駅 | |||||||||||
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 South Exit of Yabe Station, May 2021 | |||||||||||
| Location | Yabe 3-18, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0232 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°34′23.0″N 139°23′12.4″E / 35.573056°N 139.386778°ECoordinates: 35°34′23.0″N 139°23′12.4″E / 35.573056°N 139.386778°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yokohama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.2 km from Higashi-Kanagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JH26 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 1, 1957 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 12,378 daily (boarding passengers) | ||||||||||
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  Yabe Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture | |||||||||||
Yabe Station (矢部駅, Yabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Yabe Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 29.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.
Station layout[]
Yabe Station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is attended, but its operation is consigned to East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd.
Platforms[]
| 1 | JH Yokohama Line | for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JH Yokohama Line | for Sagamihara, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji |
History[]
Yabe Station originated as a temporary stop for personnel working on the freight operations associated with the United States Army Sagami Fuel Depot, whose trains used the Yokohama Line tracks. The stop was upgraded to a train station on October 1, 1957 on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station building was rebuilt in October 1979. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 10,949[2] |
| 2010 | 11,178[3] |
| 2015 | 12,297[4] |
Surrounding area[]
- Azabu University
- Fuchinobe High School
- U.S. Forces Japan Sagami General Depot
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Yabe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Station information page (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Yokohama Line
- Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957
- Railway stations in Sagamihara