Yosano Station (与謝野駅, Yosano-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Yosano, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway).
Yosano Station 与謝野駅 | |||||
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 Yosano Station, March 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shimoyamada, Yosano, Yoza-gun, Kyoto^fu 629-2302 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′36″N 135°07′31″E / 35.5434°N 135.1254°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Kyoto Tango Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Miyazu Line | ||||
| Distance | 35.7 km from Nishi-Maizuru | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | T17 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 31 July 1925 | ||||
| Previous names | Tango-Yamada (to 1990) Nodagawa (to 2015) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 222 daily | ||||
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Lines
editYosano Station is a station of the Miyazu Line, and is located 35.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Maizuru Station.
Station layout
editThe station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The station building is characterized by a roof shaped like a kimono collar, which is associated with the production area of Tango chirimen, a type crepe fabric which is a local speciality.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Miyazu Line | for Amanohashidate and Miyazu |
| 2 | ■ Miyazu Line | for Amino and Kumihama |
| 3 | ■ Miyazu Line | for Amanohashidate and Miyazu |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Miyazu Line | ||||
| Iwatakiguchi | Local | Kyōtango-Ōmiya | ||
| Amanohashidate | Limited express "Hashidate", "Tango Relay" | Kyōtango-Ōmiya | ||
History
editThe station was opened on July 31, 1925 as Tango-Yamada Station (丹後山田駅, Tango-Yamada-eki). On March 31, 1990 it was renamed Nodagawa Station (野田川駅, Nodagawa-eki) , and renamed again to its present name on March 31, 2015.<[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 222 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Nodagawa Forest Park, Kyoto Prefecture Nodagawa Youth Center
- Kyoto Prefectural Kaetsuya High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 322. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Willer Group. "経営ビジョン". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ 与謝野町統計書（令和2年版) 49.京都丹後鉄道乗車人員 [Yosano Town Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosano Town. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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- Official home page (in Japanese)
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