Yubiso Station (湯檜曽駅, Yubiso-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Yubiso Station 湯檜曽駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Yubiso underground platform for Nagaoka-bound trains | |||||||||||
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Location | Yubiso 18-2, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1728 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.8026°N 138.9860°E / 36.8026; 138.9860 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 62.7km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 September 1931; 91 years ago (1931-09-01) | ||||||||||
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FY2012 | 27 daily | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Yubiso Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture![]() ![]() Yubiso Station Yubiso Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Yubiso Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 62.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
The station is unusual in that it has two single side platforms, one of which is elevated, and the other is located underground within the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. The station is unattended.
underground | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Nagaoka |
aboveground | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
Yubiso Station opened on 1 September 1931. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in January 2010.
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