Yunokami-Onsen Station

Yunokami-Onsen Station (湯野上温泉駅, Yunokami-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Shimogō, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. The station is notable for its thatched roof.[1]

Yunokami-Onsen Station

湯野上温泉駅
A train arrives at Yunokami-Onsen Station in May 2010
General information
LocationYunokami Oshima, Shimogō-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-5206
Japan
Coordinates37°18′14″N 139°53′43″E / 37.30389°N 139.89528°E / 37.30389; 139.89528
Operated by Aizu Railway
Line(s)Aizu Line
Distance22.7 km from Nishi-Wakamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 22, 1932
Previous namesYunokami (until 1987)
Services
Preceding station Aizu Railway Following station
Tō-no-Hetsuri
towards Aizu-Tajima
Aizu Line
Rapid Relay
Ashinomaki-Onsen
Tō-no-Hetsuri Aizu Line
Local
Ashinomaki-Onsen-Minami
Location
Yunokami-Onsen Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Yunokami-Onsen Station
Yunokami-Onsen Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Yunokami-Onsen Station is located in Japan
Yunokami-Onsen Station
Yunokami-Onsen Station
Yunokami-Onsen Station (Japan)
Waiting room of Yunokami Station

Lines

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Yunokami-Onsen Station is served by the Aizu Line, and is located 22.7 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

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Yunokami-Onsen Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The half-timbered thatch roof station building has an irori open hearth in the waiting room. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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station side  Aizu Railway Aizu Line for Aizu-Tajima, Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
opposite side  Aizu Railway Aizu Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu

History

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Yunokami-Onsen Station opened on December 22, 1932 as Yunokami Station (湯野上駅, Yunokami-eki). The station was transferred to the Aizu Railway on 16 July 1987.[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Aizu Railway : Connecting the City with Nature and History | March 2019| Highlighting Japan". www.gov-online.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ^ "企業情報" [Company Information]. aizutetsudo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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