Niwase Station

Niwase Station

庭瀬駅
Niwase Station in October 2022
General information
Location319-1 Hirano-chō, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 701-0151
Japan
Coordinates34°38′34.23″N 133°51′13.92″E / 34.6428417°N 133.8538667°E / 34.6428417; 133.8538667
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance149.9 km (93.1 miles) from Kōbe
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code
  • JR-W03(San'yō Main Line)
  • JR-V03(Hakubi Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 April 1891; 133 years ago (1891-04-25)
Passengers
FY20194341 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nakashō
towards Fukuyama
San'yō Line
Local
Kitanagase
towards Okayama
Location
Niwase Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Niwase Station
Niwase Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Niwase Station is located in Japan
Niwase Station
Niwase Station
Niwase Station (Japan)
Map

Niwase Station (庭瀬駅, Niwase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

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Niwase Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 149.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōbe and 6.5 kilometers from Okayama. It is also served by trains of the Hakubi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Kurashiki to terminate at Okayama.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms on a slight embankment, connected by a footbridge.The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  W San'yō Main Line for Okayama
 V Hakubi Line for Okayama
2  W San'yō Main Line for Kurashiki
 V Hakubi Line for Kurashiki, Niimi, Yonago

History

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Niwase Station opened on April 25, 1891 at the same time as the opening of the section between Okayama Station and Kurashiki Station on the Sanyo Railway. The current station building was opened in 1986 and the building itself won the Railway Architectural Association's Station Architecture Award for 1985.[2] 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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4341 passengers daily.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "鉄道ジャーナル" (in Japanese). 2 (21). February 1987: 129. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
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