Yunomoto Station
Yunomoto Station 湯之元駅  | |||||||||||
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 Yunomoto Station in 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Higashiichikicho Yuda, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2201 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°40′26.10″N 130°20′12.35″E / 31.6739167°N 130.3367639°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 369.6 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 265 daily | ||||||||||
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Yunomoto Station (湯之元駅, Yunomoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 369.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]
Layout
[edit]The station is an above-ground station with two parallel side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō |
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Inside the station building -
Map of Yunomoto Onsen -
Platform (facing Sendai)
History
[edit]The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 15 December 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 265 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 291st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hioki City Yuda Elementary School
- Yunomoto Onsen
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "湯之元駅" [Yunomoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Yunomoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yunomoto Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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