is a passenger

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located in

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, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Yakō Station is served by the

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. The station is from the southern terminus of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of one

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(platform 1) and one

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(platform 2/3) serving a total three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Platform 1 for down (Tachikawa-bound) services is on the west side of the station, alongside the station building, and the up (Kawasaki-bound) platforms 2 and 3 are connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Stabling sidings lie adjacent to platform 3 on the east side of the station and also on the east side of the line south of the station.

Platforms

Platform 3 is normally used only by trains to Kawasaki starting here during the morning and evening peak hours. File:Yako Station platforms south end 20160116.JPG, The platforms viewed from the south end of platform 2 in January 2016 File:Yako Station platforms north end 20160116.JPG, The platforms viewed from the north end of platform 2 in January 2016 File:Yako Station platform 3 20160116.JPG, Platform 3 with the stabling sidings on the right in January 2016 File:Yako Station view from north end 20160116.JPG, The view from the north end of platform 2/3 in January 2016, with the stabling sidings on the right

History

Yakō Station opened as a station on the Nambu Railway on 9 March 1927. The station building was burnt down during the bombing in 1945, and was later rebuilt. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,449 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Yako District Center *Yako Post Office *Yako Shopping Street

References

External links

JR East Station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yako Station Stations of East Japan Railway Company Nambu Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Railway stations in Yokohama