Nochi Station (野馳駅, Nochi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nochi Station 野馳駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nochi Station, September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hataki, Tessei-chō, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-3812 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°54′54.17″N 133°19′0.6″E / 34.9150472°N 133.316833°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 25, 1930 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 26 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNochi Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 13.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 20.0 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The old wooden station building from the time of its opening still exists, but the station is staffed.
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Nochi Station looking toward Bitchū Kōjiro Station (2006-07-29) -
Nochi Station looking toward Tōjō Station (2006-07-29) -
Nochi Station platform sign (2006-07-29) -
Nochi Station platform (2006-07-29)
History
editNochi Station was opened on November 25, 1930. It became part of JR West in 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee 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 Nochi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nochi Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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