Yamada Station (Gifu)

Yamada Station 山田駅
Yamada Station in October 2009
General information
Location	Yamato-cho Kabe, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4606 Japan
Coordinates	35°47′19″N 136°54′42″E
Operated by	Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	54.0 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 9, 1932
Previous names	Mino-Yamada (to 1986)
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Yamada Station (山田駅, Yamada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Lines

Yamada Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 54.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

Yamada Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Etsumi-Nan Line
Shizen'en-mae		Local		Tokunaga

History

Yamada Station was opened on July 9, 1932, as Mino-Yamada Station (美濃山田駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name.[1]

Surrounding area

• Nagara River
• National Route 156
• Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway Yamato IC

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2011). 26号 長良川鉄道・明知鉄道・樽見鉄道・三岐鉄道・伊勢鉄道、朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)