Yuya-Onsen Station Explained

Yuya-Onsen Station
Native Name:湯谷温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Takiue-15 Toyooka, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1631
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Iida Line
Distance:38.0 kilometers from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:February 1, 1923
Former:Yuya (until 1991)
Passengers:210 daily
Pass Year:FY 1999
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yuya-Onsen Station

thumb|right|270px|Yuya-Onsen Station in 1926 is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Yuya-Onsen Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 38.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station building is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Yuya-Onsen Station was established on February 1, 1923 as Yuya Signal on the now-defunct . On August 1, 1943, the Horaiji Railway and the Sanshin Railway were nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line, and Yuya Signal was elevated to . Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1971. The station has been unattended since 1985. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

See also