Izumo Yokota Station (出雲横田駅, Izumo Yokota-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Izumo Yokota Station 出雲横田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Izumo Yokota Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1020, Yokota, Okuizumo-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane-ken 699-1832 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′38.84″N 133°5′32.86″E / 35.1774556°N 133.0924611°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | E Kisuki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 52.3 km (32.5 miles) from Shinji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 sides platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 November 1934 | ||||||||||
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| 2020 | 71 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIzumo Yokota Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 52.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji. Just four trains from Shinji Station including seasonal Okuizumo-Orochi-Gō (奥出雲おろち号) run through to Bingo Ochiai Station. Other trains end their journey at this station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The wooden station building modeled after a Shinto shrine, dates back to when the station opened, and the entrance to the station building is decorated with a shimenawa rope modeled after Izumo-taisha. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ E Kisuki Line | for Kisuki and Shinji |
| 2 | ■ E Kisuki Line | for Bingo-Ochiai |
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Platforms, October 2007
History
editIzumo Yokota Station was opened on 20 November 1934 when the extension between Yakawa Station and Izumo Minari Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- There is a town square and a semaphore signal in front of the station.
- Unshu Abacus Traditional Industry Ha
- Shimane Prefectural Yokota High School
- Okuizumo Town Yokota Junior High School
- Okuizumo Town Yokota Elementary School
- Okuizumo Town Hall Yokota Office Building (Former Yokota Town Hall)
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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Media related to Izumo-Yokota Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Izumo Yokota Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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