Shuri Station (首里駅, Shuri-eki) is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The station was originally planned to be named Tera Station (汀良駅, Tera-eki) after the neighborhood within Shuri, but opened as Shuri Station on August 10, 2003. It serves the center of downtown Shuri, Shuri Castle, and its environs.

Shuri Station

首里駅
A concourse
General information
LocationShuriterachō 3 Chōme, Naha, Okinawa
(那覇市首里汀良町3丁目)
Japan
Operated by Okinawa Urban Monorail
Line(s) Okinawa Urban Monorail Line
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code15
History
OpenedAugust 2003
Services
Preceding station Okinawa Urban Monorail Following station
Gibo
towards Naha Airport
Yui Rail Ishimine

Shuri Station was originally the eastern terminus of the line. On October 1, 2019, a new eastward extension to Tedako-Uranishi was opened.[1]

The chime played to announce trains' arrival and departure is the traditional Okinawan nursery rhyme Akata Sunduchi.[citation needed]

Lines

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Layout

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The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

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1  Okinawa Urban Monorail for Tedako-Uranishi
2  Okinawa Urban Monorail for Naha Airport

History

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Shuri Station opened in August 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "ゆいレール延伸 4.1キロ、新4駅で駅開き /沖縄" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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