Chiwa Station (知和駅, Chiwa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Chiwa Station 知和駅 | |||||||
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 Chiwa Station, March 2008 | |||||||
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| Location | 918.4 Kamocho Kobuchi, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3924 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°11′33.83″N 134°4′37.60″E / 35.1927306°N 134.0771111°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | B Inbi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 52.0 km (32.3 miles) from Tottori | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 12 September 1931 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 6 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editChiwa Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 52.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tottori.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building dates form the opening of the station, and the station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Inbi Line | ||||
| Mimasaka-Kawai | Rapid | Mimasaka-Kamo | ||
| Mimasaka-Kawai | Local | Mimasaka-Kamo | ||
History
editChiwa Station opened as a provisional station on September 12, 1931. 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6 passengers daily..[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Okayama Prefectural Road/Tottori Prefectural Road No. 6 Tsuyama Chizu Hatto Line
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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