Yabe Station
Railway station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Yabe Station (矢部駅, Yabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastJH26 Yabe Station 矢部駅 | |||||||||||
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 South Exit of Yabe Station, May 2021 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yabe 3-18, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0232 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°34′23.0″N 139°23′12.4″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Yokohama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.2 km from Higashi-Kanagawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JH26 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1957 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 12,378 daily (boarding passengers) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Yabe Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 29.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.
Station layout
Yabe Station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is attended, but its operation is consigned to East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd.
Platforms
| 1 |  Yokohama Line |
for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna |
| 2 | Yokohama Line |
for Sagamihara, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji |
History
Yabe Station originated as a temporary stop for personnel working on the freight operations associated with the United States Army Sagami Fuel Depot, whose trains used the Yokohama Line tracks. The stop was upgraded to a train station on 1 October 1957 on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station building was rebuilt in October 1979. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.
Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Yabe being assigned station number JH26.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Azabu University
- Fuchinobe High School
- U.S. Forces Japan Sagami General Depot
