Todakohama Station (戸田小浜駅, Todakohama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Todakohama Station 戸田小浜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Todakohama Station, May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 596 Toda-chō, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 699-3763 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′23.3″N 131°44′16.27″E / 34.673139°N 131.7378528°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 524.3 km (325.8 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 98 March 1925 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Iwami-Kohama (until 1925) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 9 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTodakohama Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 524.3 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 and one island platform. The platforms are unnumbered. The station building still exists, but used as a community center and offices for the JA Nishi Iwami Nakanishi Branch, and has no facilities such as automatic ticket vending machines. The station building is located adjacent to the platform where the outbound train arrives and departs, and is connected by a footbridge to the island platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| station side (side platform) | ■ San'in Main Line | for Higashi-Hagi and Nagatoshi |
| opposite side island platform) | ■ San'in Main Line | for Masuda and Hamada |
History
editTodakohama Station was opened as a terminal station of the Japan Government Railways San'in Main Line when the line was extended extended from Masuda Station on 8 March 1925. It was originally named Iwami-Kohama Station (見小浜駅), but the name was changed to Todakohama Station on 1 November of the same year. The line was further extended to Susa Station on 19 June 1927. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 February 1963. 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). The station was out of operation from 28 July 2013 to 9 November 2013 due to damage to the line caused by torrential rains.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Masuda Municipal Ono Junior High School
- Japan National Route 191
- Toda Kakimoto Shrine
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 Toda-Kohama Station at Wikimedia Commons- JR West Station Official Site
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