Seto Station (瀬戸駅, Seto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1]
Seto Station 瀬戸駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Seto Station in January 2017 | |||||||||||
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Location | 91-2 Seto, Setochō, Higashi-ku, Okayama-ken, 709-0861 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°44′3.47″N 134°2′29.83″E / 34.7342972°N 134.0416194°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | S San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 128.0 km (79.5 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JR-S06 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 18 March 1891 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 2680 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSeto Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 128.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a side platform and an island platform, with the station building is located on the side of the side platform for Himeji (Platform 1), and connected to the island platform for Okayama (Platforms 2 and 3) by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Wake and Himeji |
2 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Okayama and Fukuyama |
History
editSeto Station was opened on 18 March 1891. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2680 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Okayama City Higashi Ward Office Seto Branch (Former Seto Town Hall)
- Okayama Prefectural Seto High School
- Okayama Municipal Seto Junior 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 Seto Station at Wikimedia Commons