Higashi-Tsuyama Station

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Higashi-Tsuyama Station

東津山駅
Higashi-Tsuyama Station, January 2007
General information
Location203 Kawasaki, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-0841
Japan
Coordinates35°3′31.53″N 134°1′53.04″E / 35.0587583°N 134.0314000°E / 35.0587583; 134.0314000
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
Distance70.8 km (44.0 miles) from Tottori
83.7 km (52.0 miles) from Himeji
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeヒツ
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 March 1928; 96 years ago (1928-03-15)
Passengers
2018118 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Tsuyama
towards Niimi
Kishin Line
Local
Mimasaka-Ōsaki
towards Himeji
Tsuyama
Terminus
Inbi Line
Local
Takano
towards Tottori
Route map
1
2
3
Takano / Mimasaka-Ōsaki
Tsuyama
Location
Higashi-Tsuyama Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Higashi-Tsuyama Station
Higashi-Tsuyama Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Higashi-Tsuyama Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Tsuyama Station
Higashi-Tsuyama Station
Higashi-Tsuyama Station (Japan)
Map

Higashi-Tsuyama Station (東津山駅, Higashi-Tsuyama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

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Higashi-Tsuyama Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also a station on the Kishin Line and is 83.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Himeji

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground level island platform serving three tracks. The Kishin Line bound for Sayo and the Inbi Line bound for Chizu stop at Platform 1 adjacent to the station building. Platforms 2 and 3 on the island style are connected by a level crossing, and trains bound for Tsuyama stop at Platform 2. Platform 3 is siding for track maintenance vehicles that are connected only in the Tsuyama direction, and passenger trains do not enter the track. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  K Kishin Line for Sayo
 B Inbi Line for Chizu and Tottori
2  K Kishin Line for Tsuyama and Niimi
 B Inbi Line for Tsuyama and Niimi

History

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Higashi-Tsuyama Station opened on March 15, 1928. 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 116 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area

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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. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
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