Yamato-Futami Station
Yamato-Futami Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Gojō, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Lines
Yamato-Futami Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at.Station layout
The station is an above-ground station with one side platform on the left side of the station when facing towards Hashimoto, and the platform is slightly curved. As originally built, the station had two platforms and three tracks, with an island platform opposite the side platform, and a siding. Currently, the track on the island platform side has been removed. The platform still remains, but is blocked off with wire mesh, making it impossible to enter. It is an unstaffed station.History
Yamato-Futami Station opened as Futami Station on 3 June 1902 on the Kiwa Railway. The Kiwa Railway was absorbed by the Kansai Railway in 1904 and was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its present name on 15 April 1919. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 205 passengers daily.Surrounding Area
- Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Wakayama Office of River and National High Way, Gojō Branch office
- Japan National Route 24
- City of Gojō Kōzuke Sports Park