Yamase Station

Yamase Station (山瀬駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B13".

Lines
Yamase Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 39.9 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.

Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving 2 tracks. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge. A siding branches off track 1 and ends near the station building.

History
The station was opened on 23 December 1899 as Yamasaki Station (山崎駅) by the privately run Tokushima Railway as terminus of the line after the track had been extended from Awa-Kawashima. It became a through-station on 7 August 1900 when the track was further extended to Awa-Yamakawa. When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). On 25 March 1914, the name of the station was changed to Yamase. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 128 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
The area around the station is the center of former Yamase Town
 * Japan National Route 192
 * Yoshinogawa City Yamase Elementary School