Yubiso Station

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Yubiso Station 湯檜曽駅
Yubiso underground platform for Nagaoka-bound trains
Location	Yubiso 18-2, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1728 Japan
Coordinates	36°48′09″N 138°59′10″E / 36.8026°N 138.9860°E / 36.8026; 138.9860Coordinates: 36°48′09″N 138°59′10″E / 36.8026°N 138.9860°E / 36.8026; 138.9860
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	62.7km from Takasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1931
Passengers
FY2012	27 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minakami towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Doai towards Nagaoka
Location
Yubiso Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Yubiso Station Yubiso Station (Japan) Show map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Yubiso Station, July 2010

Yubiso Station (湯檜曽駅, Yubiso-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Yubiso Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 62.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout[]

The station is unusual in that it has two single side platforms, one of which is elevated, and the other is located underground within the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. The station is unattended.

Platforms[]

History[]

Yubiso Station opened on 1 September 1931. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in January 2010.

Surrounding area[]

• Yubiso Post Office
• National Route 291

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links[]

Media related to Yubiso Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)