Yuge Station

Yuge Station (弓削駅, Yuge-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kumenan, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Yuge Station

弓削駅
Yuge Station, June 2009
General information
LocationShimoyuge, Kumenan-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3614
Japan
Coordinates34°55′31.83″N 133°57′28.22″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)T Tsuyama Line
Distance40.5 km (25.2 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1898 (1898-12-21)
Passengers
FY2019196 daily
Location
Yuge Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Yuge Station
Yuge Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Yuge Station is located in Japan
Yuge Station
Yuge Station
Yuge Station (Japan)

Lines

Yuge Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms. The station building is owned by Kumenan Town is located on the side of Platform 2, and is connected to Platform 1 by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR West Tsuyama Line
Fukuwatari   Rapid Kotobuki   Kamenokō
Kōme   Rapid   Tanjōji
Kōme   Local   Tanjōji

History

Yuge Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. 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 196 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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