Tanjōji Station (誕生寺駅, Tanjōji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kumenan, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Tanjōji Station 誕生寺駅 | |||||||
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 Tanjōji Station, June 2009 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Satogata, Kumenan-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3602 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′5.28″N 133°57′34.02″E / 34.9514667°N 133.9594500°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 43.5 km (27.0 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 47 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editTanjōji Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 43.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The wooden station building dates to the foundation of the station in 1898. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Rapid Kotobuki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Yuge | Rapid | Obara | ||
| Yuge | Local | Obara | ||
History
editTanjōji Station opened on December 21, 1898. 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.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 47 passengers daily..[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Tanjō-ji Temple
- Okayama Prefectural Tanjoji Support 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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