Sufu Station (周布駅, Sufu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Sufu Station 周布駅 | |||||||||||
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 Sufu Station, March 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 49, Chiwa-chō, Hamada-shi, Shimane-ken 697-1326 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′29.83″N 132°1′2.85″E / 34.8582861°N 132.0174583°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 482.8 km (300.0 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 March 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 68 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSufu Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 482.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The former station office is now used as the office of a social welfare corporation.
History
editSufu Station was opened on 10 March 1922 when the San'in Main Line was extended from Hamada Station. The line was further extended to Miho-Misumi on 1 September of the same year. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 October 1974. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Sufu Kofun
- Tsuma fishing port
- Japan National Route 9
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Sufu Station at Wikimedia Commons- JR West Station Official Site
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