Yamakita Station
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Japan
JR Central
Gotemba LineCB06 Yamakita Station 山北駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yamakita Station forecourt, August 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yamakita, Yamakita Town, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture 258-0113 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′38.63″N 139°4′47.86″E / 35.3607306°N 139.0799611°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Central | ||||||||||
| Line | Gotemba Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.9 km (9.9 mi) from Kōzu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CB06 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://gotembasen.net/eki/山北 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 February 1889 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 561 daily | ||||||||||
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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).
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]
Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Yamakita Station was assigned station number CB06.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
Bus services
- Fujikyu Shonan Bus [7]
- 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
- Shasui Falls
- Yamakita Railway Park
- Yamakita Town Hall
- Yamakita Town Central Public Hall
Bus services
- Fujikyu Shonan Bus[8]
- for Nishi Tanzawa via Yaga Station, Lake Tanzawa and Nakagawa Onsen
- for Shin-Matsuda Station (Odakyu Odawara Line)
