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JI 09
Yobuno Station

呼野駅
JI 09 ; Yobuno Station; 呼野駅
	Yobuno Station in August 2008
General information
Location	Yobuno, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 803-0181; Japan
Coordinates	33°45′17″N 130°51′42″E / 33.75472°N 130.86167°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance	12.3 km from Jōno
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JI09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1915
Passengers
FY2016	80
Services
Location
Location
	Yobuno Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Yobuno Station Yobuno Station (Japan)

Yobuno Station (呼野駅, Yobuno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 12.3 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.^[2] One train per hour stops at the station during the daytime, increased to two per hour during the morning and evening peaks.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single track. The station is unattended.^[2] There used to be a wooden station building, but it was removed in the 1990s, and now only the platform and waiting area are left.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1915 as a station on the Kokura Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1943. On 1 April 1987, with the privatisation of the JNR, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

Mitsubishi Materials Higashitani Mine
Japan National Route 322
Kitakyushu City Ichimaru Elementary School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.