Dōgoyama Station
Dōgoyama Station (道後山駅, Dōgoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Saijō-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Dōgoyama Station 道後山駅 | |||||||||||
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 Dōgoyama Station (September 2007) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Takao, Saijō-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-5612 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′39.22″N 133°10′41.77″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.8 km (23.5 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 21, 1936 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 0 daily | ||||||||||
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  Dōgoyama Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture  Dōgoyama Station Dōgoyama Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Dōgoyama Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is located 37.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 44.2 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. Originally, it was a station with two opposite side platforms and two tracks. Although there is a station building, there are no facilities such as automatic ticket vending machines and station office has been refurbished as a fire engine shed. The station is unstaffed.
History
Dōgoyama Station was opened on November 21, 1936. It became part of JR West on April1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized. Until 2011, Takaohara Ski Resort was adjacent to the west side of the station, and it used to be crowded with skiers. The ski resort was closed on March 20, 2015, and all station facilities were discontinued at that time.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 0 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 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.
- Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
Media related to Dōgoyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Dōgoyama Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)