Yudaonsen Station

Location
	Yudaonsen Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Yudaonsen Station Yudaonsen Station (Japan)

Yudaonsen Station

湯田温泉駅
Yudaonsen Station; 湯田温泉駅
	Yudaonsen Station and "Byakkonoyu Onsen" with a sculpture of white fox
General information
Location	Imai-chō 4-26, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 753-0054; Japan
Coordinates	34°9′35.26″N 131°27′36.47″E / 34.1597944°N 131.4601306°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Yamaguchi Line
Distance	10.3 km (6.4 miles) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 February 1913; 111 years ago
Previous names	Yuda (until 1961)
Passengers
FY2020	842
Services
Location
Location
	Yudaonsen Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Yudaonsen Station Yudaonsen Station (Japan)

Yudaonsen Station (湯田温泉駅, Yudaonsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Yudaonsen Station is served by the JR West Yamaguchi Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. The limited express Super Oki and rapid sightseeing train SL Yamaguchi (steam train) also stop here.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building and sole entrance is located at the northeast end of the station. An automatic ticket machine is also located there. The station is unattended.

History

Yudaonsen Station was opened on 20 February 1913 as Yuda Station (湯田駅). It was renamed 20 March 1961. 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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 842 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Although it calls itself Yuda "Onsen" station, the hot spring town of Yuda Onsen is about 400 meters along the prefectural road that extends north from the station. At the southern end of the hot spring town is the Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum.

References

^ 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

Media related to Yuda-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-1] 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.

[2] Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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