Hakone-Yumoto Station
Hakone-Yumoto Station 箱根湯本駅 | |
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| Station entrance, June 2009 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| District | Ashigarashimo |
| Town | Hakone |
| Neighborhood etc. | 707-1 Yumoto Shiraishishita |
| Postal code | 250-0311 |
| (in Japanese) | 神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町湯本白石下707-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1919 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Hakone Tozan Railway |
| Line(s) | Hakone Tozan Line |
 Medium bus terminal at this station | |
Hakone-Yumoto Station (箱根湯本駅 Hakone-Yumoto-eki) is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is 6.1 rail kilometers from the line's official starting point at Odawara Station.
Lines
Hakone-Yumoto Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line from Odawara to Gōra, although all Hakone Tozan Line trains start from this station, and only Odakyu services operate between Hakone-Yumoto and Odawara. The limited express train "Romancecar" runs between Shinjuku and this station, operated by Odakyu.
Station layout
The station has one bay platform and two side platforms serving four tracks. There are some shops, information center for sightseeing and hotel reservations, and bus terminal also in front of the station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Hakone Tozan Line | limited express trains for Odawara Odakyu Odawara Line for Machida and Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-Senju |
| 2 | ■Hakone Tozan Line | local trains for Odawara Odakyu Odawara Line for Shin-Matsuda and Shinjuku |
| 3 | ■Hakone Tozan Line | for Gōra |
| 4 | ■Hakone Tozan Line | extra |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone Tozan Line | ||||
| Odawara | Limited Express | Terminus | ||
| Iriuda | Local | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Local | Tōnosawa | ||
History
Hakone-Yumoto station was opened on October 1, 1888, as "Odawara Horse-drawn Railway" terminal Yumoto Station, from Kōzu Station (Tōkaidō Main Line), via Odawara Station. On June 1, 1919, a new electrified funicular railway was opened from Hakone-Yumoto to Gōra, and the Hakone Tozan Railway (founded 1928) changed its Odawawa - Hakone-Yumoto tram line to a railway in 1935.
Since 1950, Odakyu Electric Railway provides through servicea from Shinjuku Station on its Odawara Line, by Limited Express "Romancecar" and Express (commuter trains). After March 15, 2008, Odakyu discontinued normal Express services on the Hakone Tozan Line. A new station building was completed in 2009.
Bus services
Buses are operated by several companies.
- Bus stop No.1 (Izu Hakone Bus)
- "J" line for Kojiri via Miyanoshita, Kowakidani Station, Kowaki-en, Owakudani
- "Z" line for Hakone Checkpoint via Miyanoshita, Kowakidani Station, Kowaki-en, Moto Hakone
- Bus stop No.2 (Hakone Tozan Bus)
- "H" line for Hakone Machi (Lake Ashi) via Miyanoshita, Kowakidani Station, Kowaki-en, Moto Hakone Ko (Transfer for Sightseeing Cruise), Hakone Checkpoint
- Bus stop No.3 (Hakone Tozan Bus)
- "T" line for Togendai (Lake Ashi: Transfer for Sightseeing Cruise) via Miyanoshita, Venetian Glass Museum, Sengoku (Transfer for Gotemba Premium Outlets and JR Gotemba Station; a gateway station for Mount Fuji and Fuji Five Lakes, including Lake Kawaguchi and Lake Yamanaka), Kawamukai (The Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry Museum), Senkyoro-mae (Transfer for Pola Museum of Art), Sengoku-kogen (Pampas grass viewing spot)
- Bus stop No.4
- "K" line for Hatajuku (Hakone Tozan Bus)
- "D" line for Haneda Airport via Yokohama Station (Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus & Keikyu Bus)
- Bus stop No.5 (All buses)
- for Odawara Station
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hakone-Yumoto Station. |
- Hakone Tozan Railway official website
- Hakone Tozan Bus official website (Hakone Yumoto Station)
- Bus stop timetable No.2
- Bus stop timetable No.3
- Hakone-Yumoto Station Map (Hakone Navi)
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Coordinates: 35°14′0.70″N 139°6′14.07″E / 35.2335278°N 139.1039083°E