Shuri Station

{{short description|Monorail station in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Shuri Station

| native_name = 首里駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Shuri-Station-Building-2020.jpg

| alt =

| caption = A concourse

| other_name =

| address = Shuriterachō 3 Chōme, Naha, Okinawa
{{Nihongo2|（那覇市首里汀良町3丁目）}}

| country = Japan

| coordinates =

| operator = 30px Okinawa Urban Monorail

| line = {{Colorbull|#ff0000}} Okinawa Urban Monorail Line

| platforms =

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| structure = Elevated

| accessible = Yes

| code = 15

| opened = August 2003

| closed =

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| services = {{Adjstn|system=Okinawa Urban Monorail|line=Yui Rail|left=Gibo|right=Ishimine}}

}}

{{nihongo|Shuri Station|首里駅|Shuri-eki}} is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

History

The station was originally planned to be named {{nihongo|Tera Station|汀良駅|Tera-eki}} after the neighborhood within Shuri, but opened as Shuri Station on August 10, 2003. It serves the center of downtown Shuri, Shuri Castle, and its environs.

Shuri Station was originally the eastern terminus of the line. On October 1, 2019, a new eastward extension to {{STN|Tedako-Uranishi|x}} was opened.{{cite news |title=ゆいレール延伸　4.1キロ、新4駅で駅開き　／沖縄 |url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20191002/rky/00m/040/024000c |accessdate=31 October 2019 |agency=Mainichi Shimbun |date=2 October 2019 |language=ja}}

Chime

The chime played to announce trains' arrival and departure is the traditional Okinawan nursery rhyme Akata Sunduchi.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Lines

Okinawa Urban Monorail

Layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

= Platforms =

{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Okinawa Urban Monorail|dir=for {{STN|Tedako-Uranishi|x}}|col=#ff0000}}

{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|name=Okinawa Urban Monorail|dir=for {{STN|Naha Airport|x}}|col=#ff0000}}

History

Shuri Station opened in August 2003.

References

Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 2003

Category:Railway stations in Naha

Category:Stations of Okinawa Urban Monorail