is a passenger

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located in the city of

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Kyoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...

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, operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...

(JR West).

Lines

Shimo-Yakuno Station is served by the

San'in Main Line The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...

, and is located 102.4 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Shimo-Yakuno Station opened on October 25, 1911. With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 78 passengers daily

Surrounding area

* Fukuchiyama City Hall Yakuno Branch (formerly Yakuno Town Hall) *Fureai Plaza (comprehensive facility such as library and health center) *Fukuchiyama Municipal Meisho Elementary School

References

External links

Station Official Site
Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Sanin Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911 Fukuchiyama, Kyoto {{Kyoto-railstation-stub