Yoshino Station (Nara)
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Kintetsu RailwayYoshino Station 吉野駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 6261, Yoshinoyama, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 639-3115 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′37″N 135°51′13″E / 34.376931°N 135.853508°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | F Yoshino Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 25.2 km (15.7 miles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 bay platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (1 accessible bathroom and equipped wheelchairs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | F57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 March 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Yoshino Station is the southern terminus of the Yoshino Line and is 25.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kashiharajingū-mae and 64.0 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi.
Layout
The station is a ground-level station with has a comb-shaped bay platform with three sides and four tracks. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The station building is in the style of a Shinto shrine, and has been in use since the station opened.[2]
Platforms
| 1~4 | ■ Yoshino Line | for Kashihara-Jingumae, Furuichi and Osaka Abenobashi |
Platform
Platform layout
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History
Yoshino Station was opened on March 25, 1928, on the Yoshino Railway. On August 1, 1928, the line merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway, which was merged with the Sangu Express Railway on March 15, 1941, to become the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Railway merged with the Nankai Railway to form Kintetsu on June 1, 1944.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 424 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Connections
- Yoshino Omine Cable's Yoshino Ropeway for Yoshinoyama Station
- Yoshino Town Community Bus (Smile Bus)[5]
- for Mount Yoshino
Surrounding area
- Yoshino Ropeway to Mount Yoshino (operated by Yoshino Ohmine Ke-buru Ropeway Bus Co.)
- Kimpusen-ji
- Chikurin-in
- Yoshimizu Shrine
- Tomb of Emperor Godaigo
- Nyoirun-ji
- Sakuramotobo
