Yunotō Station (湯ノ峠駅, Yunotō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yunotō Station 湯ノ峠駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Yunotō Station in July 2008 | |||||||||||
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Location | 5691-3 Tateishi, Asa, San'yō-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 757-0001 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°5′8.18″N 131°10′21.29″E / 34.0856056°N 131.1725806°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | Mine Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from Asa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 February 1921 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 4 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYunotō Station is served by the JR West Mine Line, and is located 4.2 kilometers from the junction of the San'yō Main Line at Asa.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground-level unnumbered side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
editstation side | ■ Mine Line | for Mine and Nagatoshi |
opposite side | ■ Mine Line | for Asa |
History
editYunotō Station was opened on 10 February 1921. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editThe surrounding area is a village in the mountains. The Asa River runs parallel to the Mine Line on the opposite side of the station waiting room, and Japan National Route 316 runs parallel to the river. Yunotoge Onsen is about 250 meters to the south
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
editMedia related to Yunotō Station at Wikimedia Commons