Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima)
Kamisugi Station 神杉駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kamisugi Station, July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1241 Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′51.7″N 132°54′9.22″E / 34.781028°N 132.9025611°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 84.7 km (52.6 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 June 1922 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shiomachi (to 1934) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Kamisugi Station (神杉駅, Kamisugi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Kamisugi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 84.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 91.1 kilometers from Niimi. [2] Trains of the Fukuen Line also continue past the nominal terminal of the line at Shiomachi using the Geibi Line tracks to terminate at Miyoshi.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform connected to a wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. [2]The station previously handled freight as well as passenger trains in its large yard.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Bingo-Shōbara and Bingo-Ochiai |
| ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Jōge and Fuchū | |
| 2 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Miyoshi |
| ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Miyoshi |
History
[edit]Kamisugi Station was opened on 7 June 1922 as Shiomachi Station (塩町駅). It was renamed on 1 January 1934. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Miyoshi Municipal Kansugi Elementary School
- Miyoshi Fudoki Hill - Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
- Jinyama Tumulus Cluster
- Japan National Route 184
- Japan National Route 375
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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