Koyama Station (湖山駅, Koyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Koyama Station 湖山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Koyama Station building, August 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-683 Higashi, Koyamacho, Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken 680-0942 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′49.33″N 134°11′9.93″E / 35.5137028°N 134.1860917°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 234.5 km (145.7 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 April 1907 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 551 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKoyama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 234.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to the station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■  San'in Main Line
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for Hamasaka and Tottori |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Kurayoshi and Yonago |
Adjacent stations
editWest Japan Railway Company (JR West)
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanin Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Super Oki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Super Matsukaze: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Tottori | Express "Tottori Liner" | Tottoridaigakumae | ||
| Tottori | Local | Tottoridaigakumae | ||
History
editKoyama Station opened on April 28, 1907.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 551 passengers daily.[3]
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.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 305. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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 Koyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Koyama Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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