Yunoki Station (Shizuoka, Shizuoka)

Yunoki Station (柚木駅, Yunoki-eki) is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).

Yunoki Station 柚木駅
Yunoki Station, April 2017
General information
Location	Miyamae-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°58′54.59″N 138°24′21.86″E
Operated by	Shizuoka Railway
Line(s)	■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Distance	2.0 km from Shin-Shizuoka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	S05
History
Opened	December 9, 1908
Previous names	Magarikane (to 1942] Gokoku Jinjamae (to 1945)
Passengers
FY2017	1622 (daily)
Location Yunoki Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Yunoki Station Yunoki Station (Japan)

Platform

Lines

Yunoki Station is a station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Shizuoka Station.

Station layout

The station has two parallel side platforms. The station building is built onto one end of one of the platforms, and has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles, which accept the LuLuCa smart card ticketing system as well as the PiTaPa and ICOCA IC cards.

Platforms

1	■ Shizuoka-Shimizu Line	for Kusanagi and Shin-Shimizu
2	■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line	for Shin-Shizuoka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shizuoka Railway Company
Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kasugachō		-	Naganuma

Station History

Yunoki Station was established as Magarikane Station (曲金駅, Magarikane-eki) on December 9, 1908. It was renamed to Gokoku Jinjamae Station (護国神社前駅, Gokoku Jinjamae-eki) in 1942, due to its proximity to the Shizuoka Prefectural Gokoku Jinja, a Shinto shrine to the war dead, and branch of Yasukuni Shrine. The station received its present name after World War II.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1591 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Shizuoka Gokoku Jinja
• Tokai University Junior College
• JR Tokai Shizuoka Rail Yard

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Yunoki Station (Shizuoka city) at Wikimedia Commons

• Shizuoka Railway official website

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