Koi-Yamagata Station

Koi-Yamagata Station (恋山形駅, Koiyamagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express. [1]

Koi-Yamagata Station

恋山形駅
Koi-Yamagata Station image
The Koi-Yamagata station as it appeared in August 2017, following its 2013 repaint.
General information
Location159-3 Ouchi, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun,Tottori-ken 689-1421
Japan
Coordinates35.2556°N 134.2790°E / 35.2556; 134.2790
Operated by Chizu Express
Line(s) Chizu Express Chizu Line
Distance50.0 km (31.1 mi) from Kamigōri
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 December 1994 (3 December 1994)
Passengers
20185 daily
Location
Koi-Yamagata Station is located in Tottori Prefecture
Koi-Yamagata Station
Koi-Yamagata Station
Location within Tottori Prefecture
Koi-Yamagata Station is located in Japan
Koi-Yamagata Station
Koi-Yamagata Station
Koi-Yamagata Station (Japan)

Lines

Koi-Yamagata Station is served by the 56.1 km Chizu Express Chizu Line from Kamigōri to Chizu, and lies 50.0 km from Kamigōri.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms with simple shelter facilities for passengers. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Chizu Line for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi
2  Chizu Line for Kamigori, Osaka, Kyoto and Okayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chizu Express Chizu Line
Limited Express "Super Inaba": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station
Yamasato   Local   Chizu

History

Koi-Yamagata Station opened on 3 December 1994 with the opening of the Chizu Line.[2]

On 9 June 2013, as a nod to "koi" (the Japanese word for love) appearing in the station's name, the station's shelters and fences were repainted in vivid pink, and the station's signs were replaced with heart-shaped equivalents.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.[4]

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. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. 恋山形駅の駅装飾を改良 [Koi-Yamagata Station redecorated]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 42, no. 352. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. August 2013. p. 38.
  4. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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