Yudakōgen Station

Yudakōgen Station

ゆだ高原駅
Yudakōgen Station; ゆだ高原駅
	Yudakōgen Station in February 2010
General information
Location	Shirakino 67 Jiwari, Nishiwaga-machi, Iwate-ken 029-5523; Japan
Coordinates	39°18′3.7″N 140°44′13.6″E / 39.301028°N 140.737111°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	39.1 km from Kitakami
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 25, 1948
Previous names	Iwate-Yuda (until 1991)
Services
Location
	Yudakōgen Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Yudakōgen Station Yudakōgen Station (Japan)

Yudakōgen Station (ゆだ高原駅, Yudakōgen-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Yudakōgen Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 39.1 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History[edit]

Yudakōgen Station opened on December 25, 1948, as Iwate-Yuda Station (岩手湯田駅), serving the village of Yuda, Iwate.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was renamed to its present name on June 20, 1991.

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 107
Akita Expressway – Yuda IC

References[edit]

^ Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

External links[edit]

Media related to Yudakōgen Station at Wikimedia Commons Official website (in Japanese)

[1] Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.

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