Shuri Station | |
Native Name: | 首里駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Shuriterachō 3 Chōme, Naha, Okinawa |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Okinawa Urban Monorail |
Line: | Okinawa Urban Monorail Line |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Accessible: | Yes |
Code: | 15 |
Opened: | August 2003 |
is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The station was originally planned to be named after the neighborhood within Shuri, but opened as Shuri Station on August 10, 2003. It serves the center of downtown Shuri, Shuri Castle, and its environs.
Shuri Station was originally the eastern terminus of the line. On October 1, 2019, a new eastward extension to was opened.[1]
The chime played to announce trains' arrival and departure is the traditional Okinawan nursery rhyme Akata Sunduchi.
The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.
Shuri Station opened in August 2003.