is a railway station of the

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(JR East) in

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-Hajikano, in the city of Kōshū,

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Lines

Kai-Yamato Station is served by the

, and is 106.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of a single

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and a single

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. The platforms are located in a cutting, with the station building on ground level, and accessed via an overpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Kai-Yamato Station was opened on February 1, 1903 as on the

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(JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (

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) after the end of World War II. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from April 1966. The current station building was completed in November 1966. With the dissolution and

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of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. The station was named to its present name on April 1, 1993. Automated

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s using the

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system came into operation from October 16, 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 143 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*former Yamato village hall

References

* Miyoshi Kozo. ''Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen''. JT Publishing (2009) *

External links

JR East Kai-Yamato Station
{{Chūō East Line Railway stations in Yamanashi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903 Chūō Main Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Kōshū, Yamanashi