Nonokuchi Station (野々口駅, Nonokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nonokuchi Station 野々口駅 | |||||||
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 Nonokuchi Station, October 2022 | |||||||
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| Location | Mitsuchō Nonokuchi 1135, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-2117 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′16.57″N 133°55′56.70″E / 34.7712694°N 133.9324167°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 16.7 km (10.4 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 134 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editNonokuchi Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 16.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama |
| 2 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Okayama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Hōkaiin | Rapid Kotobuki | Kanagawa | ||
| Makiyama | Local | Kanagawa | ||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editNonokuchi Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. 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. The station building was rebuilt in February 2020.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 134 passengers daily..[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Kabaya Foods Head Office/Okayama Factory
- Okayama Municipal Mitsuminami Elementary School
- Japan National Route 53
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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