Koi-Yamagata Station (恋山形駅, Koiyamagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express. [1]
Koi-Yamagata Station 恋山形駅 | |||||||
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.jpg) The Koi-Yamagata station as it appeared in August 2017, following its 2013 repaint. | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 159-3 Ouchi, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun,Tottori-ken 689-1421 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′20″N 134°16′44″E / 35.2556°N 134.2790°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Chizu Express | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line | ||||||
| Distance | 50.0 km (31.1 mi) from Kamigōri | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 3 December 1994 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 5 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editKoi-Yamagata Station is served by the 56.1 km Chizu Express Chizu Line from Kamigōri to Chizu, and lies 50.0 km from Kamigōri.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms with simple shelter facilities for passengers. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Chizu Line | for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi |
| 2 | ■ Chizu Line | for Kamigori, Osaka, Kyoto and Okayama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Chizu Express Chizu Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Super Inaba": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Yamasato | Local | Chizu | ||
Gallery
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The station as it appeared in August 2008, prior to its repaint. -
The platforms as they also appeared in August 2008.
History
editKoi-Yamagata Station opened on 3 December 1994 with the opening of the Chizu Line.[2]
On 9 June 2013, as a nod to "koi" (the Japanese word for love) appearing in the station's name, the station's shelters and fences were repainted in vivid pink, and the station's signs were replaced with heart-shaped equivalents.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Yamagata Elementary School (closed)
- Japan National Route 373
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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 恋山形駅の駅装飾を改良 [Koi-Yamagata Station redecorated]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 42, no. 352. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. August 2013. p. 38.
- ^ 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 Koi-Yamagata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Koi-Yamagata Station information (in Japanese)