Track Layout is an interchange passenger

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in located in the city of Yao,

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station is served by the

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, and is located 11.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at

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. It is also the terminus of the 2.8 kilometer Shiki Line to Shigisanguchi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed

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s with the station building underneath. The ticket gate is only one place. The length of the platform is 6 cars (120 meter)

Layout

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station has a

serving Track 5 in the north, and two

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serving Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the south, all connected by an elevated station building.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station opened on September 30, 1925 as . I was renamed in December 1932 to , and to its present name on March 15, 1941.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 20,281 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

;North side :*Yao City Yamamoto Office, Yamamoto Library, Yamamoto Community Center :*Yamamoto Hachimangu :*

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Yamamoto House (school bus stop) ;South side :*Tamakushi River

Buses

;Yamamoto-ekimae (Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.) :*Bus stop 1 (Yamamoto Route) :**Route 90 for via Aobacho and Tamakushi :**Route 91 for Tamakushi via Aobacho :**Route 92 for Takasago Housing via Aobacho :*Bus stop 3 :**Route 20 (Onji Route) for via Kamiocho and Gakuonji

References

External links

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