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, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).

Lines

Yunoki Station is a station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Shin-Shizuoka Station 270px, former station building is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu). It is located within the Shin-Shizuoka Cenova shopping complex. Lines ...

Station layout

The station has two parallel

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s. The station building is built onto one end of one of the platforms, and has automated

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s, and automated

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s, which accept the

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ticketing system as well as the

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and

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Platforms

Station History

Yunoki Station was established as on December 9, 1908. It was renamed to in 1942, due to its proximity to the Shizuoka Prefectural Gokoku Jinja, a

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to the war dead, and branch of

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. The station received its present name after

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Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1591 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Shizuoka Gokoku Jinja * Tokai University Junior College * JR Tokai Shizuoka Rail Yard

References

External links

Shizuoka Railway official website
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