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Yudakōgen Station (ゆだ高原駅, Yudakōgen-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yudakōgen Station ゆだ高原駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Shirakino 67 Jiwari, Nishiwaga-machi, Iwate-ken 029-5523 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°18′3.7″N 140°44′13.6″E / 39.301028°N 140.737111°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Kitakami Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 39.1 km from Kitakami | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 25, 1948 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Iwate-Yuda (until 1991) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYudakōgen Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 39.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
editYudakōgen Station opened on December 25, 1948, as Iwate-Yuda Station (岩手湯田駅), serving the village of Yuda, Iwate.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was renamed to its present name on June 20, 1991.
Surrounding area
edit- National Route 107
- Akita Expressway – Yuda IC
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.
External links
editMedia related to Yudakōgen Station at Wikimedia Commons Official website (in Japanese)