Kurashiki Station

Kurashiki Station (倉敷駅, Kurashiki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]All San'yō Main Line and Hakubi Line express and limited express trains stop at this station. The Mizushima Coastal Railway Kurashiki-shi Station is near the station.

For the Mizushima Rinkai Railway station, see Kurashiki-shi Station.
Kurashiki Station

倉敷駅
JR Kurashiki Station
JR Kurashiki Station, July 2015
General information
Location1-1-1 Achi , Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°36′7.45″N 133°45′56.43″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance159.3 km (99.0 mi) from Kōbe
Platforms1 side + 2island platforms
Tracks5
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • JR-W02（San'yō Main Line）
  • JR-V02（Hakubi Line）
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 April 1891 (25 April 1891)
Passengers
201919,477 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nishiachi
towards Fukuyama
 San'yō Line
Local
 Nakashō
towards Okayama
Kiyone
towards Yonago
 Hakubi Line
Local
Location
Kurashiki Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Kurashiki Station
Kurashiki Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Kurashiki Station is located in Japan
Kurashiki Station
Kurashiki Station
Kurashiki Station (Japan)
Kurashiki Station Platform in 2014
Kurashiki Station Access in 2014

Lines

Kurashiki Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 159.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōbe. It is also the nominal terminus of the Hakubi Line, although most trains continue the additional 15.9 kilometers to terminate at Okayama.

Station layout
Kurashiki Station platforms in March 2006

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The stations a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Trains coming and going to Fukuyama on the San'yō Main Line basically use Platforms 1 and 3. Platform 2 is used by outbound freight trains that stop at this station, forwarding/special trains, and Mizushima Rinkai Railway. The Mizushima Rinkai Railway can also depart from Platform 1. Platforms 4 and 5 are used by trains entering and leaving the Hakubi Line. Inbound freight trains that enter the San'yō Main Line from the Mizushima Rinkai Railway use the siding between Platforms 3 and 4.

Platforms
1 ■ W San'yō Main Line for Shin-Kurashiki and Fukuyama
2 ■ W San'yō Main Line (used for Sanyō Main Line and Mizushima Coastal Railway freight and special trains)
3 ■ W San'yō Main Line for Okayama
4 ■ V Hakubi Line for Niimi and Yonago
5 ■ V Hakubi Line for Okayama

History

Kurashiki 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 line was nationalized on December 1,1906. 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,477 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

South entrance

At the south entrance to Kurashiki Station is Kurashiki-shi Station, operated by Mizushima Coastal Railway as a station on the Mizushima Main Line. Chayamachi Station, which services the Uno and Honshibasan Lines (including the Seto Ōhashi Line) is accessible via a 22-minute bus ride operated by Shimotsui Electric Railway.

  • Ōhara Art Museum
  • Kurashiki Bikan Area
  • Kurashiki Station South Entrance Toyoko Inn
  • Kurashiki City Plaza East Building
  • Kurashiki City Plaza West Building
  • Tenmaya department store
  • Marunaka Kurashiki Station store (formerly Daiei Kurashiki)
  • Kurashiki Post Office and Kurashiki Japan Post Main Office
  • Kagawa Bank
  • Ryobi Sightseeing Bus Company, Kurashiki Office
  • Jumbo JJ Kurashiki Station Store (pachinko)
  • Mizushima Taxi

North entrance

Outside the north entrance was Kurashiki Tivoli Park, a popular amusement park, closed in 2008.

  • Kohnan Kurashiki Tivoli Park Store (home center)
  • Kurashiki Kotobuki-chō Post Office
  • Kurashiki Suishō High School
  • Kurashiki Municipal Higashi Junior High School

Highway access

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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