Yamate Station


Yamate Station is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.
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Lines

Yamate Station is served by the Negishi Line from to in Kanagawa Prefecture, with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 5.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 64.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. Both tracks are utilised by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line. The station is staffed.

History

Yamate Station was opened on May 9, 1964. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways in 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,545 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yeardaily average
200516,509
201017,118
201517,193

Surrounding area