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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).

CB06 Yamakita Station 山北駅
Yamakita Station forecourt, June 2014
General information
Location	Yamakita, Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa-ekn 258-0113 Japan
Coordinates	35°21′38.63″N 139°4′47.86″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Gotemba Line
Distance	15.9 km from Kōzu Station
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CB06
Website	http://gotembasen.net/eki/山北
History
Opened	February 1, 1889
Passengers
FY2019	561 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Yaga CB07 towards Numazu Gotemba Line Higashi-Yamakita CB05 towards Kōzu
Location
Yamakita Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Yamakita Station Yamakita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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

• Fujikyu Shonan Bus [5]
  • for Nishi Tanzawa via Lake Tanzawa and Nakagawa Onsen
  • for Shin-Matsuda Station (Odakyu Odawara Line) via Yamakita Station (JR Central)

Surrounding area

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

Bus services

• Fujikyu Shonan Bus[6]
  • for Nishi Tanzawa via Yaga Station, Lake Tanzawa and Nakagawa Onsen
  • for Shin-Matsuda Station (Odakyu Odawara Line)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Yamakita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Gotemba Line Users' Association information (in Japanese)

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