Yamate Station
Yamate Station 山手駅 | |
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| Yamate Station building | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Yokohama |
| Ward | Naka |
| Neighborhood etc. | Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Yamato-cho 2-52 |
| Postal code | 231 - 0846 |
| (in Japanese) | 横浜市中区大和町二丁目52 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1964 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | |
| Statistics | 17,242 passengers/day 2008 |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Yamate Station (山手駅 Yamate-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 5.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station and 64.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station.
History
Yamate Station was opened on May 9, 1964. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) in 1987.
Lines
Station layout
Yamate Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Both tracks are utilised by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line; track 1 serves southbound trains to Ōfuna whilst track 2 serves northbound trains to Yokohama and Tokyo.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line |
Isogo・ Ōfuna |
| 2 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line ■Negishi Line |
Yokohama・ Tokyo・ Ōmiya |
| ■Yokohama Line | Shin-Yokohama・ Machida・ Hachiōji |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishikawachō | Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line | Negishi |
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
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External links
- (Japanese) JR East Yamate Station