Yamakita Station

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CB06
Yamakita Station

山北駅
Yamakitastation-jun28-2014.jpg
Yamakita Station forecourt, June 2014
LocationYamakita, Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ekn 258-0113
Japan
Coordinates35°21′38.63″N 139°4′47.86″E / 35.3607306°N 139.0799611°E / 35.3607306; 139.0799611Coordinates: 35°21′38.63″N 139°4′47.86″E / 35.3607306°N 139.0799611°E / 35.3607306; 139.0799611
Operated byJR logo (central).svg JR Central
Line(s)■ Gotemba Line
Distance15.9 km from Kōzu Station
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCB06
Websitehttp://gotembasen.net/eki/山北
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1889
Passengers
FY2019561 daily
Location
Yamakita Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Yamakita Station
Yamakita Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture

Yamakita Station (山北駅, Yamakita-eki) is a passenger railway station located in south-east Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines[]

Yamakita Station is served by the Gotemba Line and is 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōzu Station

Station layout[]

Yamakita Station was built with two island platforms, but now has only a single island platform. A set of tracks outside the southern track is used for parking trains at night, when not in use. The station is staffed during daylight hours. A JNR Class D52 steam locomotive is preserved in a park near the station.

Platforms[]

1 ■ Gotemba Line for Matsuda and Kōzu
2 ■ Gotemba Line for Gotemba, Susono, and Numazu

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Gotemba Line
Higashi-Yamakita Local Yaga

History[]

Yamakita Station opened on February 1, 1889 on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) line linking Kōzu Station and Shizuoka Station. The steep gradient of the line in this area necessitated the use of bank engines, and Yamakita Station developed as a center for the maintenance and refueling of these engines. It was designated a station of the Tōkaidō Main Line on November 12, 1909. However, with the opening of the Tanna Tunnel and the development of more powerful steam locomotives, Yamakita Station gradually decreased in importance. It was designated a station on the Gotemba Line from December 1, 1934. The Yamakita Locomotive Depot was abolished on May 15, 1943. Freight services were discontinued on March 31, 1979 and small parcel services from February 1, 1984. On April 1, 1987 along with privatization and division of JNR, the station came under control of JR Central.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 561 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 821[2]
2010 740[3]
2015 618[4]

Bus services[]

Surrounding area[]

  • Lake Tanzawa
  • Yamakita Railway Park
  • Yamakita Town Hall
  • Yamakita Town Central Public Hall

Bus services[]

See also[]


References[]

  1. ^ 山北町統計書 [Yamakita Town statistics (fiscal 2018)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Yamakita Town. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Fujikyu Shonan Bus Timetable(in Japanese)
  6. ^ Fujikyu Shonan Bus Timetable(in Japanese)

External links[]

Media related to Yamakita Station at Wikimedia Commons

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