Yunoyama-Onsen Station

Yunoyama-Onsen Station 湯の山温泉駅
Yunoyama-Onsen Station
Location	4852-2 Komono, Komono, Mie （三重県三重郡菰野町大字菰野字募4852-2） Japan
Coordinates	35°00′42″N 136°28′25″E / 35.011633°N 136.473733°ECoordinates: 35°00′42″N 136°28′25″E / 35.011633°N 136.473733°E
Operated by	Kintetsu
Line(s)	Kintetsu Yunoyama Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1963
Previous names	Yunoyama (until 1970)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	296 daily

Yunoyama-Onsen Station (湯の山温泉駅 Yunoyama-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Yunoyama Line in Komono, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu. Komono Station is a terminal station for the line, and is located 15.4 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.^[1]

Lines

• Kintetsu
  • Yunoyama Line

Layout

Yunoyama-Onsenhas two bay platforms, one of which is only used early in the mornings. There is a Sanco bus station immediately outside the station entrance. This station has a window for buying limited express tickets.

Platforms

1	■  Yunoyama Line	for Yokkaichi • Nagoya • Osaka Namba • Kashikojima
2	■  Yunoyama Line	for Yokkaichi • Nagoya • Osaka Namba • Kashikojima (early morning only)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Yunoyama Line
Ōbane-en		Local		Terminus

Usage

Yunoyama-Onsen Station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work. During the day, it also sees many tourists going to and from Yunoyama Onsen.

According to a study conducted on November 8, 2005, there are 1137 people that pass through this station daily. This makes it the:

• 241th busiest Kintetsu station (out of 323 total stations at the time).
• 67th busiest Kintetsu station in Mie Prefecture (out of 116 total stations at the time).
• 7th busiest station on the Yunoyama Line (out of 10 total stations).

Surrounding area

• Yunoyama Onsen
• Mount Gozaisho
• Gozaisho Ropeway

History

• June 1, 1913 - Yokkaichi Railway opens the station as Yunoyama Station (湯ノ山駅 Yunoyama-eki).
• March 1, 1931 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Mie Railway.
• February 11, 1944 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Sanco.
• February 1, 1964 - Railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company, station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway.
• April 1, 1965 - Due to mergers, stations fall under the ownership of Kintetsu.^[2]
• July 15, 1965 - Direct Kintetsu limited express service between both Osaka and Nagoya begins.
• March 1, 1970 - Officially renamed Yunoyama-Onsen Station.
• 1979 - Platforms extended to support 4-car trains.
• March 17, 1998 - Direct service to both Osaka and Nagoya ends.
• March 18, 2004 - Limited express service ends.
• April 1, 2007 - Support for PiTaPa and ICOCA begins.

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Kintetsu Company History

External links

• (Japanese) Kintetsu: Yunoyama-Onsen Station