is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Yamato-Hajikano, in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Lines Kai-Yamato Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 106.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout The station consists of a single side platform and a single island platform. 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 Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) 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 privatization 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 turnstiles using the Suica IC Card 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
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009)
External links
JR East Kai-Yamato Station