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Yamato-Futami Station 大和二見駅[REDACTED]
JR-West commuter rail station
Yamato-Futami Station - December 2022
General information
Location	1-1, Futami 3-chōme, Gojō-shi, Nara-ken 637-0071 Japan
Coordinates	34°20′45″N 135°41′05″E / 34.345775°N 135.684586°E / 34.345775; 135.684586
Owned by	[REDACTED] West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	[REDACTED] West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T  Wakayama Line
Distance	37.1 km (23.1 miles) from Ōji
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	[REDACTED] West Japan Railway Company
Bus stands	1
Connections	[REDACTED] Gojo City Community Bus C (Hatakeda—Gojo Bus Center)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621812
History
Opened	3 June 1902 (1902-06-03)
Electrified	1984
Previous names	Futami (to 1919)
Passengers
2019	205 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  T  Wakayama Line Suda toward Wakayama and Kokawa   Local   Gojō toward Nara, Ōji, and Takada Suda toward Wakayama and Kokawa   Local   Terminus Suda toward Wakayama   Rapid Service Local from Gojō   Gojō toward Nara and Takada
Location

Yamato-Futami Station (大和二見駅, Yamato-Futami-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Gojō, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Yamato-Futami Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.

Station layout

The station is an above-ground station with one side platform on the left side of the station when facing towards Hashimoto, and the platform is slightly curved. As originally built, the station had two platforms and three tracks, with an island platform opposite the side platform, and a siding. Currently, the track on the island platform side has been removed. The platform still remains, but is blocked off with wire mesh, making it impossible to enter. It is an unmanned station.

History

Yamato-Futami Station opened as Futami Station (二見駅, Futami-eki) on 3 June 1902 on the Kiwa Railway. The Kiwa Railway was absorbed by the Kansai Railway in 1904 and was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its present name on 15 April 1919. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 205 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding Area

• Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Wakayama Office of River and National High Way, Gojō Branch office (近畿地方整備局和歌山河川国道事務所五條出張所)
• Japan National Route 24
• City of Gojō Kōzuke Sports Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. zermoth. "Yamato-Futami station information - Rail.Blue". Rail.Blue - Korea Railroad Operation Information Site. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
2. zermoth. "Wakayama Line information - Rail.Blue". Rail.Blue - Korea Railroad Operation Information Site. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
3. "大和二見駅" [Yamato-Futami Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
4. Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Yamato-Futami Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station Official Site

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