Kuroi Station (黒井駅, Kuroi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kuroi Station 黒井駅 | |||||
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 Kuroi Station in December 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kasugacho Kuroi, Tamba-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-4141 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′07″N 135°05′50″E / 35.168678°N 135.097233°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) |  Fukuchiyama Line | ||||
| Distance | 87.5 km (54.4 miles) from Amagasaki | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1899 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 486 daily | ||||
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Lines
editKuroi Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line, and is located 87.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The station building is located along the platform serving Track 1.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Fukuchiyama Line
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for Sasayamaguchi and Sanda |
| 2 | ■ Fukuchiyama Line
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for Fukuchiyama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Fukuchiyama Line | ||||
| Isō | Local | Ichijima | ||
| Isō | Tambaji Rapid Service | Ichijima | ||
History
editKuroi Station opened on July 15, 1899 as a station of Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 486 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- former Kasuga Town Hall)
- Tamba City Kasuga Library
- Kasuga Culture Hall
- Kasuga Museum of History and Folklore
- Kuroi Castle (nationally designated historic site)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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