is a commuter railway station on the Sagami Railway

Sagami Railway

The , or , is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It ranks among the "big 15" major railways in Japan.- Overview :Sagami Railway is one of the core companies of the Sotetsu group...

's Izumino Line

Sagami Railway Izumino Line

The is a railroad owned by Sagami Railway . It runs from Futamatagawa in Yokohama to Shōnandai in Fujisawa. Rapid services stop at every station on this line. Most trains run to Yokohama on the Main Line.-History:...

 located in Iuzmi Ward

Izumi-ku, Yokohama

is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 155,674 and a density of 6,620 persons per km². The total area was 23.51 km².-Geography:...

, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is 4.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Futamatagawa Station

Futamatagawa Station

is a joint use railway station located in Asahi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station serves both the Main Line and the Izumino Line of the Sagami Railway. It is 10.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Main Line at Yokohama Station, and is the terminus for the Izumino Line.-...

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History

Yayoidai Station was opened on April 8, 1976. The station building was remodeled on September 30, 1998.

Station layout

Yayoidai Station has a two opposed side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station building is elevated, and is built on top of the platforms and tracks. The station is known for its sakura

Sakura

A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese . Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit...

 blossoms in spring.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

External links

• Station Map