Kamonaka Station (加茂中駅, Kamonaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kamonaka Station 加茂中駅 | |||||||||||
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 JR Kamonaka station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1128, Kamo-chō Kamonaka, Unnan-shi, Shimane-ken 699-1106 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′38.78″N 132°54′37.88″E / 35.3441056°N 132.9105222°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | E Kisuki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) from Shinji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1916 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 53 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKamonaka Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
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Station platform, 2019
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ E Kisuki Line | for Shinji |
| 2 | ■ E Kisuki Line | for Kisuki and Izumo Yokota |
History
editKamonaka Station was opened on 11 October 1916 on the Hinokami Railway. The railway was nationalized on 12 December 1932, becoming the Kisuki Line, and the line was extended to Izumo Minari Station. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Unnan City Kamo Cultural Hall La Mer
- Kamoiwakura Site
- Japan National Route 54
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 Kamonaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kamonaka Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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