Yutama Station

{{short description|Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Yutama Station

| native_name = 湯玉駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Yutama stn.jpg

| alt =

| caption =Yasuoka Station in October 2009

| style = JR West

| address = 7441, Toyoura-cho Uka Yutama, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6303

| country = Japan

| coordinates ={{Coord|34|12|32.62|N|130|55|56.68|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rcb|JR West|San'in|yes}}

| distance = {{convert|645.7|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code =

| accessible =

| status =Unstaffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0800712}}

| opened = {{start date|1925|08|16|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 25

| pass_year = FY2020

| map_type = Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Yutama Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services ={{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=San'in|route|type=E|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left= Kogushi |right= Ukahongō}}

}}

{{nihongo|Yutama Station|湯玉駅|Yutama-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).{{cite book|author=Kawashima, Reizo| title=山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}

Lines

Yutama Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 645.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kyoto|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passageway. The station is unattended.

Platforms

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=Ocean side|first=2|nidx={{rcb|JR West|San'in|yes}}|pwidth=100 |dir= for {{STN|Takibe|x}} and {{STN|Nagatoshi|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=Mountain side|first=3|nidx={{rcb|JR West|San'in|yes}} |dir=for {{STN|Kogushi|x}} and {{STN|Shimonoseki|x}}}}

History

Yutama Station was opened on 16 August 1925. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily.[https://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/cms/a12500/nenkan-index/nenkan-index.html Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook]