Yuge Station (弓削駅, Yuge-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kumenan, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Yuge Station 弓削駅 | |||||||
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 Yuge Station, June 2009 | |||||||
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| Location | Shimoyuge, Kumenan-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3614 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°55′31.83″N 133°57′28.22″E / 34.9255083°N 133.9578389°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 40.5 km (25.2 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 196 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editYuge Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms. The station building is owned by Kumenan Town is located on the side of Platform 2, and is connected to Platform 1 by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Tsuyama for Fukuwatari, Okayama |
| 2 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Fukuwatari, Okayama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Fukuwatari | Rapid Kotobuki | Kamenokō | ||
| Kōme | Rapid | Tanjōji | ||
| Kōme | Local | Tanjōji | ||
History
editYuge Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers daily..[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Kumenan Town Hall
- Kumenan Municipal Kumenan Junior High School
- Japan National Route 53.
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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