Yuki Station (Hiroshima)

Yuki Station (油木駅, Yuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Yuki Station 油木駅
Station platform (August 2005)
General information
Location	326 Yuki, Saijō-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-5602 Japan
Coordinates	35°2′40.33″N 133°7′9.61″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	E Kisuki Line
Distance	75.3 km (46.8 miles) from Shinji
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 December 1923 (1923-12-08)
Passengers
2019	2 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Miinohara towards Shinji Kisuki Line Bingo-Ochiai towards Bingo Ochiai
Location Yuki Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Yuki Station Yuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yuki Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level opposed side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It was constructed as an island platform, but the track on one side has been removed. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kisuki Line
Miinohara		Local		Bingo-Ochiai

History

Yuki Station was opened on December 12, 1937 when the extension between Yagawa Station and Bingo-Ochiai Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 314

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Yuki Station (Hiroshima) at Wikimedia Commons

• Yuki Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)