Takamizu Station (高水駅, Takamizu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is located in the Kumage neighborhood of Shūnan, in a semi-rural area.
Takamizu Station 高水駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 3-chōme-5 Takamizuhara, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0662 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°3′19.48″N 131°58′23.00″E / 34.0554111°N 131.9730556°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gantoku Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 28.8 km (17.9 miles) from Iwakuni | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 28 March 1934 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 169 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTakamizu Station is served by the JR West Gantoku Line, and is located 28.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Iwakuni.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. On the platform for trains bound for Iwakuni, there is a statue of a hooded crane.
Platforms
editstation side | ■ Gantoku Line | for Kushigahama and Tokuyama |
opposite side | ■ Gantoku Line | for Kuga and Iwakuni |
History
editTakamizu Station was opened on 28 March 1934. 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 169 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Shunan City Kumage General Branch (former Kumage Town Main Office)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Kumage Kita High School
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.
- ^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
editMedia related to Takamizu Station at Wikimedia Commons