is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Yamate Station is served by the Negishi Line from to in Kanagawa Prefecture, with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 5.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 64.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at .
Station layout The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. Both tracks are utilised by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yokohama Line. The station is staffed.
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History Yamate Station was opened on May 9, 1964. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) in 1987.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,545 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year daily average 2005 16,509 2010 17,118 2015 17,193
Surrounding area Negishi Forest Park / Equine Museum Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Yamate Park Yokohama City Tateno Elementary School Yokohama City Nakaodai Junior High School Yokohama National University Yokohama International School Seiko Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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