Yunoki Station (Shizuoka, Shizuoka)
Yunoki Station (柚木駅, Yunoki-eki) is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).
Yunoki Station 柚木駅 | |
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 Yunoki Station, April 2017 | |
| Location | Miyamae-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°58′54.59″N 138°24′21.86″E |
| Operated by |  Shizuoka Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line |
| Distance | 2.0 km from Shin-Shizuoka |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | S05 |
| History | |
| Opened | December 9, 1908 |
| Previous names | Magarikane (to 1942] Gokoku Jinjamae (to 1945) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 1622 (daily) |
| Location | |
  Yunoki Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture  Yunoki Station Yunoki Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Yunoki Station is a station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Shizuoka Station.
Station layout
The station has two parallel side platforms. The station building is built onto one end of one of the platforms, and has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles, which accept the LuLuCa smart card ticketing system as well as the PiTaPa and ICOCA IC cards.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shizuoka-Shimizu Line | for Kusanagi and Shin-Shimizu |
| 2 | ■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line | for Shin-Shizuoka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Railway Company | ||||
| Shizuoka–Shimizu Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kasugachō | - | Naganuma | ||
Station History
Yunoki Station was established as Magarikane Station (曲金駅, Magarikane-eki) on December 9, 1908. It was renamed to Gokoku Jinjamae Station (護国神社前駅, Gokoku Jinjamae-eki) in 1942, due to its proximity to the Shizuoka Prefectural Gokoku Jinja, a Shinto shrine to the war dead, and branch of Yasukuni Shrine. The station received its present name after World War II.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1622 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Shizuoka Gokoku Jinja
- Tokai University Junior College
- JR Tokai Shizuoka Rail Yard
See also
References
- 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
