Kawachi-Yamamoto Station

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station 河内山本駅
Kawachi-Yamamoto Station entrance, October 2005
General information
Location	1-1-17, Yamamotochō, Yao-shi, Osaka-fu 581-0867 Japan
Coordinates	34°37′40.64″N 135°37′10.64″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Osaka Line Shigi Line
Distance	11.1  km from Ōsaka Uehommachi
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	D14, J12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 30, 1925
Previous names	Daiki Yamamoto (until 1941)
Passengers
FY2018	20,281 daily
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Track Layout

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station (河内山本駅, Kawachi-Yamamoto-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 11.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station. It is also the terminus of the 2.8 kilometer Shiki Line to Shigisanguchi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms 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 side platform serving Track 5 in the north, and two island platforms serving Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the south, all connected by an elevated station building.

Platforms

5	■ Shigi Line	for Shigisanguchi
1	■ Osaka Line	for Kawachi-Kokubu, Yamato-Yagi and Nabari
	■ Shigi Line	for Shigisanguchi
2	■ Osaka Line	for Kawachi-Kokubu, Yamato-Yagi and Nabari
3	■ Osaka Line	for Fuse and Osaka Uehommachi
4	■ Osaka Line	for Fuse and Osaka Uehommachi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu
Osaka Line
Kintetsu Yao		Local		Takayasu
Kintetsu Yao		Semi-Express Suburban Semi-Express		Takayasu
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Shigi Line
Terminus		-	Hattorigawa

History

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station opened on September 30, 1925 as Yamamoto Station (山本駅, Yamamoto-eki). I was renamed in December 1932 to Daiki Yamamoto Station (大軌山本駅, Daiki Yamamoto-eki), 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.[1]

Surrounding area

North side

• Yao City Yamamoto Office, Yamamoto Library, Yamamoto Community Center
• Yamamoto Hachimangu
• Osaka University of Economics and Law Yamamoto House (school bus stop)

South side

• Tamakushi River

Buses

Yamamoto-ekimae (Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.)

• Bus stop 1 (Yamamoto Route)
  • Route 90 for Hanazono-ekimae 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 Hyotan-yama-ekimae via Kamiocho and Gakuonji

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Kawachi-Yamamoto Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kawachi-Yamamoto Station (in Japanese)