Yumoto Station Explained

Yumoto Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:湯本駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Iwaki-Yumoto-cho Tennozaki 92, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken 972-8321
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.0069°N 140.8501°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Jōban Line
Distance:201.5 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:2021 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yumoto Station

is a railway station on the Jōban Line in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yumoto Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 201.5 km from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Yumoto Station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Yumoto Station opened on 25 February 1897. The present station building was completed in March 1967. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2014.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2021 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_04.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 April 2020.