Shimoyui Station

Shimoyui Station (下油井駅, Shimoyui-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the town of Shirakawa, Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Shimoyui Station 下油井駅
Shimoyui Station in December 2011
Location	1570 Shirayama, Shirakawa-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken 509-1101 Japan
Coordinates	35.6335°N 137.1834°E / 35.6335; 137.1834
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Takayama Main Line
Distance	61.7 km from Gifu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	March 21, 1928
Location
Shimoyui Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Shimoyui Station Shimoyui Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shimoyui Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 61.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Shimoyui Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Gifu
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gero and Takayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Shirakawaguchi		Local		Hida-Kanayama

History

Shimoyui Station opened on March 21, 1928. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Hida River
• National Route 41

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan