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]
Yudaonsen Station 湯田温泉駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yudaonsen Station and "Byakkonoyu Onsen" with a sculpture of white fox | |||||||||||
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| 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 | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yamaguchi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.3 km (6.4 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 February 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yuda (until 1961) | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 842 | ||||||||||
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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.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Yuda-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons