Yōrōkeikoku Station (養老渓谷駅, Yōrōkeikoku-eki) is a railway station operated by the Kominato Railway Company's Kominato Line, located in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 34.9 kilometers from the western terminus of the Kominato Line at Goi Station.
Yōrōkeikoku Station 養老渓谷駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Asobara 177, Ichihara, Chiba （千葉県市原市朝生原177） Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kominato Railroad Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kominato Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1928 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Asōbara (until 1954) | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | 121 daily | ||||||||||
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History
editYōrōkeikoku Station was opened on May 16, 1928 as Asōbara Station (朝生原駅, Asōbara-eki). It was renamed to its present name in December 1954.
Lines
edit- Kominato Railway Company
Station layout
editYōrōkeikoku Station has a single island platform and a side platform; however, at present only the side platform is in use, serving bidirectional traffic. The station is one of the few on the Kominato line which is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kominato Line | Goi Kazusa-Ushiku, Kazusa-Nakano |
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External links
edit- (in Japanese) Kominato Railway Company home page