Yabe Station

矢部
South Exit of Yabe Station
General information
Location	Yabe 3-chōme
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Yokohama Line

Yabe Station (矢部駅, Yabe-eki) is a commuter railway station on the East Japan Railway Company's Yokohama Line located in Chūō Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 29.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa Station.

History

Yabe Station originated as a temporary stop for personnel working on the freight operations associated with the United States military Sagami Fuel Depot, whose trains used the Yokohama Line tracks. The stop was upgraded to a train station on October 1, 1957 on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station building was rebuilt in October 1979. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Yokohama Line

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	■Yokohama Line	JR East, Shin-Yokohama, Higashi-Kanagawa
2	■Yokohama Line	Kanagawa, Hachiōji

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yokohama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Fuchinobe		Local	Sagamihara

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• Yabe Station (JR East) (Japanese)