Yakō Station

JN03
Yakō Station

矢向駅
Yakō Station, September 2019
General information
Location6 Yakō, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 230-0001
Japan
Coordinates35°32′22″N 139°40′49″E / 35.5395°N 139.6804°E / 35.5395; 139.6804
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JN Nambu Line
Distance2.6 km from Kawasaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeJN03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1927 (1927-03-09)
Passengers
FY201919,449 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kashimada
JN04
towards Tachikawa
 Nambu Line
Local
 Shitte
JN02
towards Kawasaki
Location
Yakō Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Yakō Station
Yakō Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Yakō Station is located in Japan
Yakō Station
Yakō Station
Yakō Station (Japan)

Yakō Station (矢向駅, Yakō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yakō Station is served by the Nambu Line. The station is 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from the southern terminus of the line at Kawasaki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of 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] The station is staffed.

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 JN Nambu Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi, Noborito, and Tachikawa
2/3 JN Nambu Line for Kawasaki

Platform 3 is normally used only by trains to Kawasaki starting here during the morning and evening peak hours.[1]

  • The platforms viewed from the south end of platform 2 in January 2016
    The platforms viewed from the south end of platform 2 in January 2016
  • The platforms viewed from the north end of platform 2 in January 2016
    The platforms viewed from the north end of platform 2 in January 2016
  • Platform 3 with the stabling sidings on the right in January 2016
    Platform 3 with the stabling sidings on the right in January 2016
  • The view from the north end of platform 2/3 in January 2016, with the stabling sidings on the right
    The view from the north end of platform 2/3 in January 2016, with the stabling sidings on the right

History

Yakō Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 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 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,449 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

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

Fiscal year daily average
2005 14,555[5]
2010 16,214[6]
2015 17,979[7]

Surrounding area

  • Yako District Center
  • Yako Post Office
  • Yako Shopping Street

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (18 March 2009). 日本の鉄道　東海道ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１巻　東京駅　－　横浜エリア [Railways of Japan - Tokaido Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo - Yokohama area] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. p. 52. ISBN 978-4-06-270011-5.
  2. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 65. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ Harada, Katsumasa (April 1999). 南武線いまむかし [Nambu Line - Then and Now] (in Japanese). Kawasaki: Tamagawa Shinbunsha. p. 97. ISBN 4-924882-28-3.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.

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