Yudakinshūko Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | ゆだ錦秋湖駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Mimitori 49 Jiwari 2, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate-ken 029-5513 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 39.2953°N 140.8353°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Kitakami Line |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Distance: | 28.8 km from |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | November 15, 1924 |
Former: | Rikuchū-Ōishi Station (until 1991) |
Map Type: | Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station located in the town of Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yudakinshūko Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 28.8 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Yudakinshūko Station opened on November 15, 1924, as, on the now-defunct Yokoguro Line. With the construction of Yuda Dam in late 1962, the line was re-routed to become part of the Kitakami Line.[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.