Yudanaka Station
Yudanaka Station 湯田中駅 | |||||
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Yudanaka Station in July 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3227-2 Hirao, Shimotakai-gun Yamanouchi-machi, Nagano-ken 381-0401 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°44′30.0″N 138°24′53.0″E / 36.741667°N 138.414722°E | ||||
| Elevation | 499.76 meters | ||||
| Operated by | Nagano Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nagano Electric Railway Nagano Line | ||||
| Distance | 33.2 km from Nagano | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | N24 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 April 1927 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 646 daily | ||||
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Yudanaka Station (湯田中駅, Yudanaka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Nagano Electric Railway. Yudanaka Station is a gateway to seasonal mountain and outdoor activities, including hiking and skiing or snowboarding, and to Jigokudani Monkey Park where Japanese macaques soak in an outdoor hot spring.
An indoor Japanese hot spring named Kotonoyu (楓の湯) is located in the former station building, standing beside the current station. The former station building itself is registered as tangible cultural property.
At the train's arrival, the song "The beauty of Shigakōgen" (美わしの志賀高原, Biwashi no Shigakōgen), composed by Akira Nishizawa, Masao Koga, and Atsuo Okamoto plays. On departure, a regular train bell rings.