Yamato Station (Fukushima)
# Yamato Station (Fukushima)

Yamato Station (山都駅, Yamato-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in the city of Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Yamato Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 91.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama.

## Station layout

Yamato Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Nozawa, Gosen and Niitsu |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Kōriyama, Aizu-Wakamatsu |
| 3 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | (Siding) |

## History

Yamato Station opened on December 15, 1910. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 211 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* former Yamato Town Hall
* Aga River
