Nawa Station (名和駅, Nawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nawa Station 名和駅 | |||||||
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 Nawa Station, March 2009 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 1300 Mikuriya, Daisen-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3211 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′26.45″N 133°29′30.97″E / 35.5073472°N 133.4919361°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | ||||||
| Distance | 304.7 km (189.3 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 11 March 1909 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 86 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editNawa Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 304.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is on the left side facing in the direction of Yonago.The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
editWest Japan Railway Company (JR West)
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanin Main Line | ||||
| Express Tottori Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Mikuriya | Local | Daisenguchi | ||
History
editNawa Station opened on March 11, 1909, as a seasonal temporary stop. It was elevated to a full passenger station on February 10, 1955. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 86 passengers daily.[2]
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 Nawa Station (Tottori) at Wikimedia Commons
- 0640724 Nawa Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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