title: Yuge Station
text: # Yuge Station
  
  Yuge Station (弓削駅, Yuge-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kumenan, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Yuge Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms. The station building is owned by Kumenan Town is located on the side of Platform 2, and is connected to Platform 1 by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Tsuyama for Fukuwatari, Okayama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Fukuwatari, Okayama |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | JR West Tsuyama Line |||||
  | Fukuwatari | Rapid Kotobuki | Kamenokō |
  | Kōme | Rapid | Tanjōji |
  | Kōme | Local | Tanjōji |
  
  ## History
  
  Yuge Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers daily..
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kumenan Town Hall
  * Kumenan Municipal Kumenan Junior High School
  * Japan National Route 53.
  