Shimoyui Station

{{short description|Railway station in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Shimoyui Station

| native_name = 下油井駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Shimoyui-eki-1.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Shimoyui Station in December 2011

| other_name =

| style = JR Central

| address = 1570 Shirayama, Shirakawa-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken 509-1101

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.6335|N|137.1834|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR Central

| line = {{Colorbull|#f77321}} Takayama Main Line

| distance = 61.7 km from {{STN|Gifu|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Unstaffed

| website =

| opened = {{Start date and age|1928|03|21|br=y}}

| closed =

| former =

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| map_type = Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Shimoyui Station

}}

{{nihongo|Shimoyui Station|下油井駅|Shimoyui-eki}} is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the town of Shirakawa, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Shimoyui Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 61.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Gifu|x}}.

Station layout

Shimoyui Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

=Platforms=

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Adjacent stations

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History

Shimoyui Station opened on March 21, 1928. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

Hida River
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