Unazuki Station
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Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Kurobe
Kurobe, Toyama
is a city located in Toyama, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 42,612 and the density of 99.9 persons per km². The total area is 426.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1954...
, Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Structure
One island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with two tracks and side tracks on ground. Platforms are located lower than the station building. There are many parking lot
Parking lot
A parking lot , also known as car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface....
s in front of the station.
Surrounding area
It takes about ten minutes between Toyama Chihō Railway Main LineToyama Chiho Railway Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line that connects Dentetsu-Toyama Station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture with Unazukionsen Station in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture. It is owned and run by Toyama Chihō Railway.-Station list:...
Unazukionsen Station
Unazukionsen Station
is a train station in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
and this station.
- Unazuki hot spa
- Kurobe river electric power museum
- Serene art museum
History
- 1927 The line was opened as a industrial railwayIndustrial railwayAn industrial railway is a type of railway that is not available for public transportation and is used exclusively to serve a particular industrial, logistics or military site...
of Nippon Electric Power Company(日本電力). - 1953-11-16 Kansai Electric Power CompanyKansai Electric Power Company, also known as , is an electric utility with its operational area of Kansai region, Japan . The company is regarded as one of the leading companies in Kansai, as well as a leader of the Japanese electric power industry....
opened the passenger station. - 1971-07-01 Kurobe Gorge RailwayKurobe Gorge RailwayThe , or for short, is a private 762 mm narrow gauge railway company operating the Kurobe Gorge Main Line along the Kurobe River in the Kurobe gorge area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
was divided from Kansai Electric Power Company.
Adjacent stations
Kurobe Gorge Railway- main line
- train for Kansai Electric Power Company
- Unazuki Station - Yanagibashi Station
- Passenger Train
- Unazuki Station - Kuronagi Station
- train for Kansai Electric Power Company
36.815163°N 137.585625°W