Tamagashi Station (玉柏駅, Tamagashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Tamagashi Station 玉柏駅 | |||||||
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 Tamagashi Station in January 2017 | |||||||
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| Location | 1325 Tamagashi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-2142 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°43′0.73″N 133°57′52.55″E / 34.7168694°N 133.9645972°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 98 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editTamagashi Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 7.5 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. There used to be a large wooden station building built at the time of its opening, which was relatively well maintained, but the station office was demolished and the waiting room was rebuilt to about half the size. 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 | ||||
| Rapid Kotobuki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Bizen-Hara | Local | Makiyama | ||
History
editThe station opened on 21 December 1898.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 98 passengers daily..[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Asahi River
- Okayama Prefectural Road No. 27 Okayama Yoshii Line
- Okayama Prefectural Road No. 218 Tamahashi Nonokuchi Line
- Okayama Prison
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.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 254. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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