Kinoyama Station (木野山駅, Kinoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kinoyama Station 木野山駅 | |||||||
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 Kinoyama Station, June 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Tsugawacho Imazu 881-2, Takahashi-shi, Okayama-ken 716-0002 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′32.20″N 133°36′53.22″E / 34.8256111°N 133.6147833°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) | V Hakubi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 38.8 km (24.1 mi) from Kurashiki | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | JR-V13 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 20 June 1926 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2019 | 29 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editKinoyama Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 38.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 54.7 kilometers from Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Niimi and Yonago |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakubi Line | ||||
| Bitchū-Takahashi | - | Bitchū-Kawamo | ||
History
editKinoyama Station opened on June 20, 1926. 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 29 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Kinoyama Shrine
- Takahashi Municipal Tsugawa Elementary School
- Takahashi River
- Japan National Route 180
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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Media related to Kinoyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kinoyama Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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