Jōtō Station (上道駅, Jōtō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]
Jōtō Station 上道駅 | |||||||||||
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 Jōtō Station in June 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 140-1 Nakao, Higashi-ku, Okayama-ken 709-0626 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′57.95″N 134°1′14.47″E / 34.6994306°N 134.0206861°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | S San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 132.7 km (82.5 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-S05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1986 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1456 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editJōtō Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 132.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Aioi and Himeji |
| 2 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Okayama and Kurashiki |
History
editJōtō Station was opened on 01 November 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1456 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Higashiokayama Lake Town
- Japan National Route 250
- Okayama Municipal Jotodai Elementary School
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.
- ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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