Gujō-Yamato Station

Gujō-Yamato Station

郡上大和駅
Gujō-Yamato Station; 郡上大和駅
	Gujō-Yamato Station in October 2009
General information
Location	Yamato-cho Tsurugi, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4612; Japan
Coordinates	35°48′54.82″N 136°53′41.64″E / 35.8152278°N 136.8949000°E
Operated by	Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	57.3 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 9, 1932
Previous names	Mino-Yatomi (to 1986)
Location
	Gujō-Yamato Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Gujō-Yamato Station Gujō-Yamato Station (Japan)

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

«	Service
Nagaragawa Railway
Etsumi-Nan Line
Tokunaga	Local	Mamba

History edit

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 edit

Nagara River
National Route 156
Yatomi Post Office
Yamato Middle School

References edit

^ 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.

External links edit

Official website (in Japanese)

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[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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