Yakō Station
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JN03 Yakō Station 矢向駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yakō Station, September 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6 Yakō, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 230-0001 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′22″N 139°40′49″E / 35.5395°N 139.6804°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JN Nambu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.6 km from Kawasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JN03 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 19,449 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Yakō Station (矢向駅, Yakō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Yakō Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platform 2/3) serving a total three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Platform 1 for down (Tachikawa-bound) services is on the west side of the station, alongside the station building, and the up (Kawasaki-bound) platforms 2 and 3 are connected by a footbridge.[1] The station is staffed.
Stabling sidings lie adjacent to platform 3 on the east side of the station and also on the east side of the line south of the station.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | JN Nambu Line | for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa |
| 2/3 | JN Nambu Line | for Kawasaki |
Platform 3 is normally used only by trains to Kawasaki starting here during the morning and evening peak hours.[1]
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The platforms viewed from the south end of platform 2 in January 2016 -
The platforms viewed from the north end of platform 2 in January 2016 -
Platform 3 with the stabling sidings on the right in January 2016 -
The view from the north end of platform 2/3 in January 2016, with the stabling sidings on the right
History
[edit]Yakō Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927.[2]
The station building was burnt down during the bombing in 1945, and was later rebuilt.[3]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,449 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 14,555[5] |
| 2010 | 16,214[6] |
| 2015 | 17,979[7] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yako District Center
- Yako Post Office
- Yako Shopping Street
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (18 March 2009). 日本の鉄道 東海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１巻 東京駅 － 横浜エリア [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo - Yokohama area] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 52. ISBN 978-4-06-270011-5.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 65. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Harada, Katsumasa (April 1999). 南武線いまむかし [Nambu Line - Then and Now] (in Japanese). Kawasaki: Tamagawa Shinbunsha. p. 97. ISBN 4-924882-28-3.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Yakō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)