Yakō Station
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Yakō Station
矢向駅 |
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The station entrance in June 2009
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| Location | 6 Yakō, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 230-0001 Japan |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Nambu Line |
| Distance | 2.6 km from Kawasaki |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Connections | Bus terminal |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 9 March 1927 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) | 17,837 daily |
| Location | |
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Yakō Station (矢向駅 Yakō-eki?) is a railway station on the Nambu Line in Tsurumi Ward of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Yakō Station is served by the 35.5 km Nambu Line from Kawasaki to Tachikawa, and is 2.6 km from the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki.
Station layout
Yakō Station has 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]
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
| 1 | ■ Nambu Line | for Musashi-Kosugi and Tachikawa |
| 2/3 | ■ 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
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The platforms viewed from the north end of platform 2 in January 2016
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Platform 3 with the stabling sidings on the right in January 2016
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Yako Station view from north end 20160116.JPG
The view from the north end of platform 2/3 in January 2016, with the stabling sidings on the right
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nambu Line | ||||
| Rapid: no stop} | ||||
| Shitte | Local | Kashimada | ||
History
Yakō Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on March 9, 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 April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 17,837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 13,496[5] |
| 2005 | 14,555[6] |
| 2010 | 16,214[7] |
| 2014 | 17,837[4] |
See also
References
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External links
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- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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