Shuri Station (首里駅, Shuri-eki) is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The station was originally planned to be named Tera Station (汀良駅, Tera-eki) after the neighborhood within Shuri, but opened as Shuri Station on August 10, 2003. It serves the center of downtown Shuri, Shuri Castle, and its environs.
Shuri Station 首里駅 | |||||||||||
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 A concourse | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shuriterachō 3 Chōme, Naha, Okinawa （那覇市首里汀良町3丁目） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Okinawa Urban Monorail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Okinawa Urban Monorail Line | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 15 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 2003 | ||||||||||
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Shuri Station was originally the eastern terminus of the line. On October 1, 2019, a new eastward extension to Tedako-Uranishi was opened.[1]
The chime played to announce trains' arrival and departure is the traditional Okinawan nursery rhyme Akata Sunduchi.[citation needed]
Lines
editLayout
editThe station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Okinawa Urban Monorail | for Tedako-Uranishi |
| 2 | ■ Okinawa Urban Monorail | for Naha Airport |
History
editShuri Station opened in August 2003.
References
edit- ^ "ゆいレール延伸 4.1キロ、新4駅で駅開き ／沖縄" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
26°13′09″N 127°43′32″E / 26.219221°N 127.725506°E
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