Shuri Station

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
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
History
Opened2003

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.

Lines

Adjacent stations

Service
Gibo   Okinawa Urban Monorail   Ishimine
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References

  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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