Yoshino Station (Nara)

Yoshino Station is the southern terminus of the Yoshino Line and is 25.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at and 64.0 kilometers from . ==Layout==

The station is a ground-level station with has a comb-shaped bay platform with three sides and four tracks. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The station building is in the style of a Shinto shrine, and has been in use since the station opened. Platforms 吉野駅 - panoramio (1).jpg|Platform Rail Tracks map Kintetsu Yoshino Station.svg|Platform layout ==History==

Yoshino Station was opened on March 25, 1928, on the Yoshino Railway. On August 1, 1928, the line merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway, which was merged with the Sangu Express Railway on March 15, 1941, to become the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Railway merged with the Nankai Railway to form Kintetsu on June 1, 1944. ==Passenger statistics==

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 424 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ==Connections==

• Yoshino Omine Cable's Yoshino Ropeway for Yoshinoyama Station • Yoshino Town Community Bus (Smile Bus) : for Mount Yoshino ==Surrounding area==

• Yoshino Ropeway to Mount Yoshino (operated by Yoshino Ohmine Ke-buru Ropeway Bus Co.) • Kimpusen-ji • Chikurin-in • Yoshimizu Shrine • Tomb of Emperor Godaigo • Nyoirun-ji • Sakuramotobo ==See also==