Yasuura Station
Yasuura Station 安浦駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yasuura Station, August 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-chōme-3 Yasuurachō Chūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-2516 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′1.78″N 132°44′40.98″E / 34.2838278°N 132.7447167°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 44.2 km (27.5 miles) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y21[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 February 1935 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mitsuuchinoumi (to 1946) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 589 | ||||||||||
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Yasuura Station (安浦駅, Yasuura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Lines
[edit]Yasuura Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 44.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara and Mihara |
| 2, 3 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
History
[edit]Yasuura Station was opened on 17 February 1935 as Mitsuuchinoumi Station (三津内海駅). It was renamed on 1 May 1946. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 589 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kure City Hall Yasuura Civic Center (Branch)
- Kure Municipal Yasuura Junior High School
Japan National Route 185
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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