Nishi-Awakura Station (西粟倉駅, Nishi-Awakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Nishiawakura, Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express.[1]
Nishi-Awakura Station 西粟倉駅 | |||||||
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 Nishi-Awakura Station in August 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 794-3 Nagao, Nishiawakura-son, Aida-gun, Okayama-ken 707-0504 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°9′39.7″N 134°20′9″E / 35.161028°N 134.33583°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Chizu Express | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line | ||||||
| Distance | 37.4 km (23.2 miles) from Kamigōri | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 3 December 1994 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 5 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Awakura Station is served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line and is 37.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kamigōri
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform located on an embankment. The platform the left side of the tracks when facing in the direction of Chizu. There is no station building, but there is a hut-like waiting area on the platform. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Chizu Express | ||||
| Chizu Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Super Inaba": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ōhara | Local | Awakura-Onsen | ||
History
editNishi-Awakura Station opened on December 3, 1994 with the opening of the Chizu Line.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Nishiawakura Village Office
- Nishiawakura Village Nishiawakura Junior High School
- Nishiawakura Village Nishiawakura Elementary 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.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 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 Nishi-Awakura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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