Yunoki Station (Shizuoka, Shizuoka)

Yunoki Station

柚木駅
Yunoki Station, April 2017
General information
LocationMiyamae-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°58′54.59″N 138°24′21.86″E / 34.9818306°N 138.4060722°E / 34.9818306; 138.4060722
Operated by Shizuoka Railway
Line(s) Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Distance2.0 km from Shin-Shizuoka
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS05
History
OpenedDecember 9, 1908
Previous namesMagarikane (to 1942]
Gokoku Jinjamae (to 1945)
Passengers
FY20171622 (daily)
Location
Yunoki Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Yunoki Station
Yunoki Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Yunoki Station is located in Japan
Yunoki Station
Yunoki Station
Yunoki Station (Japan)
Platform

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).

Lines

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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

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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

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1  Shizuoka-Shimizu Line for Kusanagi and Shin-Shimizu
2  Shizuoka–Shimizu Line for Shin-Shizuoka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Shizuoka Railway Company
Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kasugachō - Naganuma

Station History

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1591 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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