Chizu Station (智頭駅, Chizu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector railway operator Chizu Express.[1]
Chizu Station 智頭駅 | |||||||
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 Chizu Station, January 2008 | |||||||
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| Location | 1858-1 Chizu Rokujizono, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 689-1402 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′53″N 134°13′30″E / 35.2647°N 134.2250°E | ||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island + 1 side platforms | ||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 5 June 1923 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2017 | 2911 daily (JR) 118 (daily) Chizu Express | ||||||
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Lines
editChizu Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 31.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line and is 56.1kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kamigōri Station.
Station layout
editThe JR station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Chizu Express station has one island platform, also connected to its station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line | for Kamigōri and Osaka, Kyoto, Okayama |
| 2, 3 | ■  Inbi Line
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for Tottori and Kurayoshi Tsuyama |
| 1, 2 | ■ ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line | for Kamigōri |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Inbi Line | ||||
| Kōge | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Chizu Line | ||
| Kōge | Limited Express Super Inaba | Chizu Line | ||
| Terminus | Rapid | Haji | ||
| Inaba-Yashiro | Local | Haji | ||
| Chizu Express Chizu Line | ||||
| Koi-Yamagata | Local | Terminus | ||
| Ohara | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Inbi Line | ||
| Ohara | Limited Express Super Inaba | Inbi Line | ||
History
editChizu Station opened on 5 June 1923.[2] The additional Chizu Express platforms entered service on 3 December 1994.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,911 passengers daily, and the Chizu Express portion by 118 passengers daily.[4][5]
Surrounding area
edit- Chizu Town Office
- Chizu Town Tourism Association
- National Health Insurance Chizu Hospital
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.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 83. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed 4 July 2019
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Chizu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chizu Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese) Chizu Station from JR-Odekake.net] (in Japanese)
- Station information (Chizu Express) (in Japanese)