Kamogata Station (鴨方駅, Kamogata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asakuchi, Okayama, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kamogata Station 鴨方駅 | |||||||
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General information | |||||||
Location | Kamogatacho Rokujoinnaka, Asakuchi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-0252 Japan | ||||||
Coordinates | 34°31′38.8″N 133°35′15.80″E / 34.527444°N 133.5877222°E | ||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
Line(s) | W San'yō Main Line | ||||||
Distance | 178.4 km (110.9 mi) from Kobe | ||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
Station code | JR-W09 | ||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||
History | |||||||
Opened | 14 July 1891 | ||||||
Passengers | |||||||
FY2019 | 2984 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editKamogata Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 178.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a ground-level island platform with an elevated station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Shin-Kurashiki and Okayama |
2 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Fukuyama and Onomichi |
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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Sanyō Main Line | ||||
Konkō | Rapid Sun Liner | Satoshō | ||
Konkō | Local | Satoshō |
History
editKamogata Station was opened on 14 July 1891. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The current station building was completed in March 2011.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2984 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Asakuchi City Hall
- Asakuchi Municipal Rokujoin Elementary School
- Okayama Sanyo High School
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.
- ^ 令和2年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Kamogata Station at Wikimedia Commons