Yudamura Station

Location
	Yudamura Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Yudamura Station Yudamura Station (Japan)

Yudamura Station

湯田村駅
Yudamura Station; 湯田村駅
	Yudamura Station, August 2010
General information
Location	770-3 Tokuda,Kannabe-chō, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-2126; Japan
Coordinates	34°33′7″N 133°22′15.57″E / 34.55194°N 133.3709917°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Z Fukuen Line
Distance	10.4 km (6.5 miles) from Fukuyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop;
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 July 1914
Passengers
FY2019	842 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Yudamura Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Yudamura Station Yudamura Station (Japan)

Yudamura Station (湯田村駅, Yudamura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Yudamura Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 10.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a large weather shelter. The station is unattended.

History

Yudamura Station was opened on 21 July 1914 as the Yudamura Stop (湯田村停留所, Yudamura teiryūjo). It was upgraded to a full passenger station on 1 September 1933. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 842 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Hiroshima Prefectural Kanbe Asahi High School
Fukuyama City Kannabe Nishi Junior High School
Fukuyama Municipal Yuda Elementary School
Fukuyama City Kannabe Civic Exchange Center (Fukuyama City Hall Kannabe Branch)
Japan National Route 486

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.