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Yunomoto Station

Railway station in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance369.6 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1913 (1913-12-15)PassengersFY2020265 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Higashi-Ichiki towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Ichiki towards Mojikō

Location
Yunomoto Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Yunomoto Station Yunomoto Station (Japan) Show map of 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.