Kamenokō Station

Kamenokō Station (亀甲駅, Kamenokō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Misaki, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Kamenokō Station

亀甲駅
Kamenokō Station, June 2008
General information
Location1757 Harada, Misaki-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3717
Japan
Coordinates34°59′55.49″N 133°57′32.68″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)T Tsuyama Line
Distance45.5 km (28.3 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1898 (1898-12-21)
Passengers
FY2019224 daily
Location
Kamenokō Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Kamenokō Station
Kamenokō Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Kamenokō Station is located in Japan
Kamenokō Station
Kamenokō Station
Kamenokō Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamenokō Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 49.1 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The wooden station building is located adjacent to Platform 1, which is the main platform and serves trains in both directions. The station is staffed. The octagonal station building as a turtle motif, with a turtle head installed on the roof, and clocks in the place of eyes. In addition to the waiting room, there are restaurants and a library in the station building.

Platforms
1 ■ TTsuyama Line for Tsuyama
for Fukuwatari, Okayama
2 ■ T Tsuyama Line for Fukuwatari, Okayama

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR West Tsuyama Line
Yuge   Rapid Kotobuki   Tsuyama
Obara   Rapid   Sarayama
Obara   Local   Sarayama

History

Kamenokō Station opened on December 21, 1898. 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 The current station building was completed in 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 224 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  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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