Kushigahama Station
Kushigahama Station 櫛ヶ浜駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kushigahama Station in March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3975-1 Kume Innai, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0801 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°1′52.33″N 131°49′43.23″E / 34.0312028°N 131.8286750°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 411.5 km (255.7 miles) from Kobe | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 February 1929 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 777 | |||||||||||||||
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Kushigahama Station (櫛ヶ浜駅, Kushigahama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the Tokuyama area of the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Kushigahama Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 411.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. It is also served by the Gantoku Line and is 43.7 kilometers from the terminus of that station at Iwakuni
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms connected by a footbridge. There is an unnumbered fifth track that looks like a siding track on the inbound platform, but is used only for maintenance purposes and is a dead end.The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Hōfu |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Line | for Yanai and Iwakuni |
| 3 | ■ Gantoku Line | for Tokuyama |
| 4 | ■ Gantoku Line | for Suō-Takamori and Kuga |
History
[edit]Kushigahama Station was opened on 11 February 1929 as an infill station on the San'yo Main Line. The Gantoku Line began operations from 29 May 1932. 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
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 777 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tokuyama Boat Race Course
- Shunan City Athletic Stadium
- Shunan City Kushihama Elementary School
- Shunan Municipal Taika Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Kushigahama Station at Wikimedia Commons