Kishimoto Station
Kishimoto Station 岸本駅 | |||||||
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 Kishimoto Station, March 2009 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Yoshinaga, Hōki-chō, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-4133 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°23′13.19″N 133°24′34.87″E / 35.3869972°N 133.4096861°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) |  Hakubi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 132.3 km (82.2 miles) from Kurashiki | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 10 August 1919 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 216 daily | ||||||
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Kishimoto Station (岸本駅, Kishimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hōki, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Kishimoto Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 132.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 148.2 kilometers from Okayama.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected with the station building by a level crossing. The station building is a multi-purpose facility and also contains the Hōki Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Hakubi Line
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for Niimi and Okayama for Yonago |
| 2 | ■ Hakubi Line
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siding to permit passage of express trains |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakubi Line | ||||
| Hōki-Mizoguchi | - | Hōki-Daisen | ||
History
[edit]Kishimoto Station opened on August 10, 1919. 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
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 216 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hōki Town Office
- Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography
- Hōki Municipal Kishimoto Junior High School
- Hōki Municipal Kishimoto Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[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
[edit]
Media related to Kishimoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kishimoto Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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