Fujiyamashita Station
Fujiyamashita Station (富士山下駅, Fujiyama-shita-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Jōmō Line in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōmō Electric Railway Company. Travelers looking for Mt. Fuji should be careful not to mistakenly come to this station. Fujiyamashita Station is around 200 km and two prefectures away from Japan's most famous mountain. The name means "The bottom of Fuji Mountain" and when written in kanji characters is identical to Mt. Fuji, but does not have any relation to the popular tourist destination.[1]
Fujiyamashita Station 富士山下駅 | |
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Fujiyamashita Station in September 2010 | |
Location | Aioi-cho 2-274-7, Kiryū, Gunma (群馬県桐生市相生町二丁目274-7) Japan |
Operated by | Jōmō Electric Railway Company |
Line(s) | Jōmō Line |
History | |
Opened | 1928 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2012) | 105 daily |
Lines
Fujiyamashita Station is a station on the Jōmō Line, and is located 23.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chūō-Maebashi .
Station layout
Fujiyamashita Station has one side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.
History
Fujiyamashita Station was opened on November 10, 1928.
Surrounding area
References
- "Fujiyamashita Station: Crushing Dreams Since 1928". RocketNews24. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fujiyamashita Station. |
- Official website (in Japanese)