Yoshino Station (Nara)

Location
	Yoshino Station Location within Nara Prefecture Yoshino Station Yoshino Station (Japan)

Yoshino Station

吉野駅
Yoshino Station; 吉野駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
General information
Location	6261, Yoshinoyama,Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 639-3115; Japan
Coordinates	34°22′37″N 135°51′13″E / 34.376931°N 135.853508°E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	F Yoshino Line
Distance	25.2 km (15.7 miles)
Platforms	3 bay platforms
Tracks	4
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands	1
Connections	Yoshino Omine Cable: Yoshino Ropeway; Yoshino Town Community Bus: Smile Bus D Course;
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes (1 accessible bathroom and equipped wheelchairs)
Other information
Station code	F57
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station08020.html
History
Opened	25 March 1928
Passengers
2019	424
Services
F Yoshino Line
Location
Location
	Yoshino Station Location within Nara Prefecture Yoshino Station Yoshino Station (Japan)

Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Yoshino Station is the southern terminus of the Yoshino Line and is 25.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kashiharajingū-mae and 64.0 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi.

Layout

The station is a ground-level station with has a comb-shaped bay platform with three sides and four tracks. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The station building is in the style of a Shinto shrine, and has been in use since the station opened .</ref>^[2]

Platforms

1~4	■ Yoshino Line	for Kashihara-Jingumae, Furuichi and Osaka Abenobashi

Platform
Platform layout

History

Yoshino Station was opened on March 25, 1928 on the Yoshino Railway. On August 1, 1928, the line merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway, which was merged with the Sangu Express Railway on March 15, 1941 to become the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Railway merged with the Nankai Railway to form Kintetsu on June 1, 1944.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 424 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Connections

Yoshino Omine Cable's Yoshino Ropeway for Yoshinoyama Station
Yoshino Town Community Bus (Smile Bus)^[5]

for Mount Yoshino

Surrounding area

Yoshino Ropeway to Mount Yoshino (operated by Yoshino Ohmine Ke-buru Ropeway Bus Co.)
Kimpusen-ji
Chikurin-in
Yoshimizu Shrine
Tomb of Emperor Godaigo
Nyoirun-ji
Sakuramotobo

References

^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ [hhttp://hacchi-no-he.net/line/kintetsu-minamioosaka/station/5420_yoshino.htm "吉野駅"] [Yoshino Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
^ "吉野町　コミュニティバス" [Yoshino Town Community Bus]. Yoshino Town. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

External links

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[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[hacchi-2] [hhttp://hacchi-no-he.net/line/kintetsu-minamioosaka/station/5420_yoshino.htm "吉野駅"] [Yoshino Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[Kintetsu-3] [1] Kintetsu Company History

[4] Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

[5] "吉野町　コミュニティバス" [Yoshino Town Community Bus]. Yoshino Town. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

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