Fujiyamashita Station

Fujiyamashita Station (富士山下駅, Fujiyama-shita-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company. Travelers looking for Mount Fuji should be careful not to mistakenly come to this station. Fujiyamashita Station is around 200 km and two prefectures away from Japan's most famous mountain. The name means "The bottom of Fuji Mountain" and when written in kanji characters is identical to Mount Fuji, but does not have any relation to the popular tourist destination.[1]

Fujiyamashita Station 富士山下駅
Fujiyamashita Station in September 2010
Location	Aioi-cho 2-274-7, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0011 Japan
Coordinates	36°24′50.73″N 139°18′57.24″E
Operated by	Jōmō Electric Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Jōmō Line
Distance	23.7 km from Chūō-Maebashi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 10, 1928
Passengers
FY2019	85
Location
Fujiyamashita Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Fujiyamashita Station Fujiyamashita Station (Japan)

Lines

Fujiyamashita Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 23.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi .

Station layout

Fujiyamashita Station consists of one side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Jōmō Line
Tennōjuku		-	Maruyamashita

History

Fujiyamashita Station was opened on November 10, 1928.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 85 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Watarase River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fujiyamashita Station: Crushing Dreams Since 1928". RocketNews24. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
2. 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数 [Annual number of passengers on the city rail] (in Japanese). Japan: Kiryū City. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)