Kumayama Station (熊山駅, Kumayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]
Kumayama Station 熊山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kumayama Station in August 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 329-2 Senda, Akaiwa-shi, Okayama-ken 709-0714 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′0.55″N 134°6′33.35″E / 34.7834861°N 134.1092639°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | S San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 119.4 km (74.2 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-S08 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 August 1930 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1358 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKumayama Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 119.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editOriginally, the station consisted of a side platform and an island platform, but in 2014, the overhead wire for the middle track, which had largely been used as a siding (former platform No. 2) was removed. The old No. 3 platform has been renumbered to No. 2 platform. Therefore, at present, is effectively two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The station building is located on the side of the platform for Himeji, and is connected to the island platform for Okayama via a footbridge. This footbridge was certified as a modern industrial heritage in February 2009.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Aioi and Himeji |
| 2 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Okayama and Mihara |
History
editKumayama Station was opened on 10 July 1917 and upgraded to a full passenger station on 11 August 1930. 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 1358 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Okayama Hakuryo Junior and Senior High School
- Akaiwa Municipal Iwanashi Junior High School
- Kumayama ruins
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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