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]

Yunoura Station

湯浦駅
Small station building in 2010
Small station building in 2010
General information
LocationMiyazaki, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5562
Japan
Coordinates32°16′17″N 130°30′16″E / 32.27135°N 130.50454°E / 32.27135; 130.50454[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened12 September 1926 (1926-09-12)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Passengers
FY2019156
Location
Yunoura Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Yunoura Station
Yunoura Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Yunoura Station is located in Japan
Yunoura Station
Yunoura Station
Yunoura Station (Japan)
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Lines

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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

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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

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1   Hisatsu Orange Railway for Minamata and Izumi
2   Hisatsu Orange Railway for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro
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Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Sashiki Tsunagi
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

History

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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

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The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 156 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

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  • Yunoura onsen
  • Ashikita Town Office Yuura Branch
  • Ashikita Town Yuura Junior High School
  • Ashikita Town Yuura Elementary School

`Ashikita Town Tomihiro Hoshino Art Museum

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yunoura Eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "湯浦駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "湯浦駅" [Yunoura Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "湯浦駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
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