Fujiyamashita Station

Fujiyamashita Station
富士山下駅

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

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]

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōmō Line
Tennōjuku - Maruyamashita

History

Fujiyamashita Station was opened on November 10, 1928.

Surrounding area

References

  1. "Fujiyamashita Station: Crushing Dreams Since 1928". RocketNews24. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
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Coordinates: 36°24′50″N 139°18′57″E / 36.4139°N 139.3158°E / 36.4139; 139.3158


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