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Yabe Station
Railway station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yabe Station (矢部駅, Yabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Yabe Station is served by the Yokohama Line, and is located 29.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Kanagawa.
Station layout
Yabe Station is an elevated station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is attended, but its operation is consigned to East Japan Eco Access Co., Ltd.
Platforms
| 1 | JH Yokohama Line | for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JH Yokohama Line | for Sagamihara, Hashimoto, and Hachiōji |
History
Yabe Station originated as a temporary stop for personnel working on the freight operations associated with the United States Army Sagami Fuel Depot, whose trains used the Yokohama Line tracks. The stop was upgraded to a train station on 1 October 1957 on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station building was rebuilt in October 1979. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.
Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Yabe being assigned station number JH26.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Azabu University
- Fuchinobe High School
- U.S. Forces Japan Sagami General Depot
See also
References
External links
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