Yasuura Station (安浦駅, Yasuura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Yasuura Station 安浦駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yasuura Station, August 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-3 Yasuurachō Chūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-2516 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′1.78″N 132°44′40.98″E / 34.2838278°N 132.7447167°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 44.2 km (27.5 miles) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y21[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 February 1935 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mitsuuchinoumi (to 1946) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 589 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYasuura Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 44.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara and Mihara |
| 2, 3 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
History
editYasuura Station was opened on 17 February 1935 as Mitsuuchinoumi Station (三津内海駅). It was renamed on 1 May 1946. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 589 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kure City Hall Yasuura Civic Center (Branch)
- Kure Municipal Yasuura Junior High School
Japan National Route 185
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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