Yudakōgen Station
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).
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 Yudakōgen Station in February 2010 | |||||||||||
| Location | Shirakino 67 Jiwari, Nishiwaga-machi, Iwate-ken 029-5523 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°18′3.7″N 140°44′13.6″E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Kitakami Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.1 km from Kitakami | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 25, 1948 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwate-Yuda (until 1991) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Yudakōgen Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 39.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
Yudakōgen 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
- Akita Expressway – Yuda IC
See also
References
- 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.
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