Yunoura Station
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Yunoura Station 湯浦駅 | |||||||
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 Small station building in 2010 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Miyazaki, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5562 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°16′17″N 130°30′16″E / 32.27135°N 130.50454°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
| Distance |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 12 September 1926 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 156 | ||||||
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Yunoura Station (湯浦駅, Yunoura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]
The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 33.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridgeand two tracks. There is no station building, but a simple concrete waiting room. It is unattended.[5][3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Minamata and Izumi |
| 2 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro |
Gallery
Station sign
View of station platforms
Station platforms and main building
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Sashiki | – | Tsunagi | ||
| Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
Yunoura Station was opened on 12 September 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 156 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
- Yunoura onsen
- Ashikita Town Office Yuura Branch
- Ashikita Town Yuura Junior High School
- Ashikita Town Yuura Elementary School
`Ashikita Town Tomihiro Hoshino Art Museum
