is a passenger

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located in Yufuin neighborhood of the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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Lines

Yufuin Station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 99.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Limited express services

* ''Yufuin-no-mori'', ''Yufu'' (

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)

Station layout

Yufuin Station has one

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adjacent to the station building and one

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and one siding. In addition to footbridges, the platforms are connected by slopes and level crossings making them wheelchair accessible.The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office and there is a Yufuin Onsen tourist information center within the station building. The station building was completed in 1990. It was designed by Arata Isozaki, an architect from Oita Prefecture, and is inspired by a chapel. It has a wooden, black-painted exterior, with a 12 meter high open concourse in the center, and an adjacent waiting room that doubles as an event hall. The concourse and platform can be separated by large, thick glass doors to prevent wind, and the waiting room has floor heating equipment that uses hot spring water.

Platforms

File:Yufuin-sta_No.2-3.jpg, The platforms File:Kyudai Main Line Yufuin Station Foot Spa.jpg, Foot spa on the platform

History

The private had opened a track between and in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which

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(JGR) undertook phased westward expansion of the track which, at the time, it had designated as the Daito Line. By 1923, the track had reached and then, on 29 July 1925, Yufuin (then known as Kita-Yufuin) was established as the new western terminus. The station became a through-station on 26 November 1926 when the track was extended to . On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai Main Line. On 1 January 1950, the station was renamed Yufuin. With the privatization of

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,167 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 144th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

* Yufu City Hall Yufuin Government Building (formerly Yufuin Town Hall) *Yufuin Community Center (Yufu City Central Community Center) *Yufuin Onsen *Yufu City Yufuin Elementary School

References

External links

Yufuin (JR Kyushu)
{{Kyūdai Main Line Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture Stations of Kyushu Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Yufu, Ōita