Yuasa Station (湯浅駅, Yuasa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Yuasa, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Yuasa Station 湯浅駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Yuasa Station in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1100 Yuasa, Yuasa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama-ken 643-0004 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°01′56″N 135°10′49″E / 34.0321°N 135.1802°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 343.9 km (213.7 mi) from Kameyama 163.7 km (101.7 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 14 August 1927[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 1006 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editYuasa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 343.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 163.7 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji (starting trains) for Gobō and Shingū |
3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Gobo | Limited Express Kuroshio | Fujinami | ||
Kii-Yura | Rapid | Fujinami | ||
Hirokawa Beach | Local | Fujinami |
History
editYuasa Station opened on August 14, 1927 as Kii-Yuasa Station (紀伊湯浅駅). It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1006 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
edit- Yuasa old town (National Important Preservation District for Traditional Buildings)
- Yuasa Town Hall
- Yuasa Castle Ruins
- Yuasa Municipal Yuasa Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
- ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行) [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
editMedia related to Yuasa Station at Wikimedia Commons