Oku Station (邑久駅, Oku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]
Oku Station 邑久駅 | |||||||
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 Oku Station in March 2018 | |||||||
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| Location | Oku-cho Yamadanosho, Setouchi-shi, Okayama-ken 701-4246 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′6.7″N 134°5′28.20″E / 34.668528°N 134.0911667°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | N Akō Line | ||||||
| Distance | 45.9 km (28.5 miles) from Aioi | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | JR-N08 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1962 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 1840 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editOku Station is served by the JR Akō Line, and is located 45.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi and 35.4 kilometers from Banshū-Akō.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is a slope from the ticket gate to the platform, and it is wheelchair accessible. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Akō Line | ||||
| Osafune | - | Ōdomi | ||
History
editOku Station was opened on 1 September 1962. 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 1840 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Setouchi City Hall
- Setouchi Municipal Setouchi Municipal Hospital
- Okayama Prefectural Oku High School
- Setouchi Municipal Oku 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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