Yamakita Station

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Yamakita Station 山北駅
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
District	Ashigarakami
Town	Yamakita
Neighborhood etc.	Yamakita
(in Japanese)	神奈川県足柄上郡山北町山北
Postal Code	258-0113
History
Year opened	1889
Rail services
Operator(s)	Central Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Gotemba Line
There is a medium bus rotary at this station.

Yamakita Station (山北駅, -eki^?) is a station located in southern Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan.

[edit] Station layout

This station has one island platform and is operated by staffs of Matsuda Station.

[edit] History

• February 1, 1889 Opened within establishing public railway between Kōzu Station and Shizuoka Station. Started handling freight and passenger services.
• November 12, 1909 Became a station of Tōkaidō Main Line.
• December 1, 1934 Became a station of Gotemba Line.
• May 15, 1943 Yamakita Engine Center was abolished.
• March 31, 1979 Discontinued freight services.
• April 1, 1987 Along with privatization and division of JNR, Central Japan Railway Company started operating this station.

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Gotemba Line
Higashi-Yamakita		Local	Yaga

v • d • e Gotemba Line Kōzu • Shimo-Soga • Kami-Ōi • Sagami-Kaneko • Matsuda • Higashi-Yamakita • Yamakita • Yaga • Suruga-Oyama • Ashigara • Gotemba • Minami-Gotemba • Fujioka • Iwanami • Susono • Nagaizumi-Nameri • Shimo-Togari • Ōoka • Numazu

Coordinates: 35°21′38.63″N, 139°4′47.86″E