title: Yutama Station
text: # Yutama Station
  
  Yutama Station (湯玉駅, Yutama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Yutama Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 645.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passageway. The station is unattended.
  
  ## Platforms
  
  | Ocean side | ■ San'in Main Line | for Takibe and Nagatoshi |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mountain side | ■ San'in Main Line | for Kogushi and Shimonoseki |
  
  ## History
  
  Yutama Station was opened on 16 August 1925. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Shimonoseki City Hall Toyoura General Branch Uga Branch
  * Cape Inunaki
  * Japan National Route 191
  