Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima)
Kamisugi Station 神杉駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kamisugi Station, July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1241 Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′8.55″N 132°52′44.08″E / 34.8023750°N 132.8789111°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 84.7 km (52.6 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 June 1922 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shiomachi (to 1934) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Kamisugi Station (神杉駅, Kamisugi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
Kamisugi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 84.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 91.1 kilometers from Niimi. [2] Trains of the Fukuen Line also continue past the nominal terminal of the line at Shiomachi using the Geibi Line tracks to terminate at Miyoshi.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform connected to a wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. [2]The station previously handled freight as well as passenger trains in its large yard.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Bingo-Shōbara and Bingo-Ochiai |
| ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Jōge and Fuchū | |
| 2 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Miyoshi |
| ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Miyoshi |
History
Kamisugi Station was opened on 7 June 1922 as Shiomachi Station (塩町駅). It was renamed on 1 January 1934. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Miyoshi Municipal Kansugi Elementary School
- Miyoshi Fudoki Hill - Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
- Jinyama Tumulus Cluster
- Japan National Route 184
- Japan National Route 375
See also
References
- ^ 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, Satoshi (1998). Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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