Gujō-Yamato Station

Gujō-Yamato Station

郡上大和駅
Gujō-Yamato Station in October 2009
General information
LocationYamato-cho Tsurugi, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4612
Japan
Coordinates35°48′54.82″N 136°53′41.64″E / 35.8152278°N 136.8949000°E / 35.8152278; 136.8949000
Operated by Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance57.3 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 9, 1932
Previous namesMino-Yatomi (to 1986)
Location
Gujō-Yamato Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Gujō-Yamato Station
Gujō-Yamato Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Gujō-Yamato Station is located in Japan
Gujō-Yamato Station
Gujō-Yamato Station
Gujō-Yamato Station (Japan)
View of the platforms

Gujō-Yamato Station (郡上大和駅, Gujō-Yamato-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Lines

Gujō-Yamato Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 57.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

Gujō-Yamato Station has a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagaragawa Railway
Etsumi-Nan Line
Tokunaga   Local   Mamba

History

Gujō-Yamato Station was opened on July 9, 1932 as Mino-Yatomi Station (美濃弥富駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on the same day.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.
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