Shimoyoshida Station

Shimoyoshida Station
下吉田駅

Restored station building, August 2009
Location 840 Arakura, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
(山梨県富士吉田市新倉840)
Japan
Operated by Fuji Kyuko
Line(s) Fujikyuko Line
Other information
Station code FJ14
History
Opened 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY1998) 280 daily

Shimoyoshida Station (下吉田駅 Shimoyoshida-eki) is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu).[1]

Lines

Shimoyoshida Station is served by the 26.6 km (16.5 mi) privately operated Fujikyuko Line from Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko, and lies 21.1 kilometres (13.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Ōtsuki Station.[2]

Station layout

The station is staffed and consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located on the south (down) side of the tracks. Passengers cross the track between the platforms via a level crossing.[1] It has a waiting room and toilet facilities.[1]

Blue Train Terrace

On 29 April 2011, an area called the "Shimoyoshida Station Blue Train Terrace" was opened next to the station. This consists of a paved recreation area with tables next to a former 14 series "Blue Train" sleeping car, No. SuHaNeFu 14-20, which was part of the formation of the last run of the Hokuriku overnight service in March 2010. Three freight wagons that formerly ran on the Fujikyu Line are also on preserved on display.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fujikyuko Line
Mitsutōge Fuji Tozan Densha Fujisan
Yoshiikeonsenmae Local Gekkōji
Fujisan Tokkyū: Does not stop at this station

History

Shimoyoshida Station opened on 19 June 1929.[2] The station building was reopened on 18 July 2009 following renovation work overseen by industrial designer Eiji Mitooka.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1998, the station was used by an average of 280 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. 鉄道とのふれあいの場「下吉田駅ブルートレインテラス」 ["Shimoyoshida Station Blue Train Terrace" railway interactive space] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

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Coordinates: 35°29′52″N 138°48′12″E / 35.49778°N 138.80333°E / 35.49778; 138.80333

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