Yamakita Station

Railway station in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Bus terminal

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeCB06Websitehttp://gotembasen.net/eki/山北HistoryOpened1 February 1889; 135 years ago (1889-02-01)PassengersFY2019561 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Central			Following station
Yaga CB07 towards Numazu		Gotemba Line		Higashi-Yamakita CB05 towards Kōzu

Location
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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).

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]}

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Yamakita Station was assigned station number CB06.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 561 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	821^[4]
2010	740^[5]
2015	618^[6]

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
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)

References

^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ 山北町統計書 [Yamakita Town statistics (fiscal 2018)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Yamakita Town. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 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.
^ Fujikyu Shonan Bus Timetable(in Japanese)
^ Fujikyu Shonan Bus Timetable(in Japanese)