Yunomoto Station

Location
	Yunomoto Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Yunomoto Station Yunomoto Station (Japan)

Yunomoto Station

湯之元駅
Yunomoto Station; 湯之元駅
	Yunomoto Station in 2023
General information
Location	Higashiichikicho Yuda, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2201; Japan
Coordinates	31°40′26.10″N 130°20′12.35″E / 31.6739167°N 130.3367639°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	369.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1913
Passengers
FY2020	265 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Yunomoto Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Yunomoto Station Yunomoto Station (Japan)

Yunomoto Station (湯之元駅, Yunomoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 369.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two parallel side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō

Inside the station building
Map of Yunomoto Onsen
Platform (facing Sendai)

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 15 December 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 265 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 291st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

Hioki City Yuda Elementary School
Yunomoto Onsen

References

^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "湯之元駅" [Yunomoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

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Yunomoto Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[kawashima-1] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.

[hacchi-2] "湯之元駅" [Yunomoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[3] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo-4] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[5] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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