Dōgoyama Station (道後山駅, Dōgoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saijō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Dōgoyama Station 道後山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Dōgoyama Station (September 2007) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Takao, Saijō-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-5612 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′39.22″N 133°10′41.77″E / 35.0108944°N 133.1782694°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.8 km (23.5 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 21, 1936 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 0 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editDōgoyama Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 37.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 44.2 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. Originally, it was a station with two opposite side platforms and two tracks. Although there is a station building, there are no facilities such as automatic ticket vending machines and station office has been refurbished as a fire engine shed. The station is unstaffed.
History
editDōgoyama Station was opened on November 21, 1936. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized. Until 2011, Takaohara Ski Resort was adjacent to the west side of the station, and it used to be crowded with skiers. The ski resort was closed on March 20, 2015, and all station facilities were discontinued at that time.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee 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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Media related to Dōgoyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Dōgoyama Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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