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Operated by
  
Kintetsu Railway

Connections
  
Bus stop

Passengers (FY2010)
  
296 daily

Opened
  
1963

Line(s)
  
Yunoyama Line

Previous names
  
Yunoyama (until 1970)

Address
  
Japan

Yunoyama-Onsen Station

Location
  
4852-2 Komono, Komono, Mie （三重県三重郡菰野町大字菰野字募4852-2） Japan

Similar
  
Yunoyama Onsen, Mount Gozaisho, Ōbane‑en Station, Naka‑Komono Station, Komono Station

yunoyama onsen station


Yunoyama-Onsen Station (湯の山温泉駅, Yunoyama-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Yunoyama Line in Komono, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Komono Station is a terminal station for the line, and is located 15.4 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.

Contents

Lines

  • Kintetsu Railway
  • Yunoyama Line

    • Layout

    Yunoyama-Onsen has two bay platforms, one of which is only used early in the mornings. There is a Sanco bus station immediately outside the station entrance. This station has a window for buying limited express tickets.

    Usage

    Yunoyama-Onsen Station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work. During the day, it also sees many tourists going to and from Yunoyama Onsen.

    According to a study conducted on November 8, 2005, there are 1137 people that pass through this station daily. This makes it the:

  • 241th busiest Kintetsu station (out of 323 total stations at the time).
  • 67th busiest Kintetsu station in Mie Prefecture (out of 116 total stations at the time).
  • 7th busiest station on the Yunoyama Line (out of 10 total stations).

    • Surrounding area

  • Yunoyama Onsen
  • Mount Gozaisho
  • Gozaisho Ropeway

    • History

  • June 1, 1913 - Yokkaichi Railway opens the station as Yunoyama Station (湯ノ山駅, Yunoyama-eki).
  • March 1, 1931 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Mie Railway.
  • February 11, 1944 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Sanco.
  • February 1, 1964 - Railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company, station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway.
  • April 1, 1965 - Due to mergers, stations fall under the ownership of Kintetsu.
  • July 15, 1965 - Direct Kintetsu limited express service between both Osaka and Nagoya begins.
  • March 1, 1970 - Officially renamed Yunoyama-Onsen Station.
  • 1979 - Platforms extended to support 4-car trains.
  • March 17, 1998 - Direct service to both Osaka and Nagoya ends.
  • March 18, 2004 - Limited express service ends.
  • April 1, 2007 - Support for PiTaPa and ICOCA begins.

    • References

    Yunoyama-Onsen Station Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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