title: Kawachi-Yamamoto Station
text: # Kawachi-Yamamoto Station
  
  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 |
  | 1 | ■ 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 | Terminus | - | Hattorigawa | 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.
  
  ## 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
  