Yudamura Station (湯田村駅, Yudamura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yudamura Station 湯田村駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yudamura Station, August 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 770-3 Tokuda,Kannabe-chō, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-2126 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′7″N 133°22′15.57″E / 34.55194°N 133.3709917°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Z Fukuen Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) from Fukuyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 July 1914 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 842 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYudamura Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 10.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a large weather shelter. The station is unattended.
History
editYudamura Station was opened on 21 July 1914 as the Yudamura Stop (湯田村停留所, Yudamura teiryūjo). It was upgraded to a full passenger station on 1 September 1933. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 842 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hiroshima Prefectural Kanbe Asahi High School
- Fukuyama City Kannabe Nishi Junior High School
- Fukuyama Municipal Yuda Elementary School
- Fukuyama City Kannabe Civic Exchange Center (Fukuyama City Hall Kannabe Branch)
- Japan National Route 486
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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