Chizu Station (智頭駅, Chizu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector railway operator Chizu Express.[1]

Chizu Station

智頭駅
Chizu Station, January 2008
General information
Location1858-1 Chizu Rokujizono, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 689-1402
Japan
Coordinates35°15′53″N 134°13′30″E / 35.2647°N 134.2250°E / 35.2647; 134.2250
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island + 1 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 June 1923 (1923-06-05)
Passengers
FY20172911 daily (JR)
118 (daily) Chizu Express
Location
Chizu Station is located in Tottori Prefecture
Chizu Station
Chizu Station
Location within Tottori Prefecture
Chizu Station is located in Japan
Chizu Station
Chizu Station
Chizu Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Chizu Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 31.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line and is 56.1kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kamigōri Station.

Station layout edit

The JR station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Chizu Express station has one island platform, also connected to its station building by a footbridge.

Platforms edit

1   Chizu Express Chizu Line for Kamigōri and Osaka, Kyoto, Okayama
2, 3    Inbi Line for Tottori and Kurayoshi
Tsuyama
1, 2   Chizu Express Chizu Line for Kamigōri

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
JR West Inbi Line
Kōge   Limited Express Super Hakuto   Chizu Line
Kōge   Limited Express Super Inaba   Chizu Line
Terminus   Rapid   Haji
Inaba-Yashiro   Local   Haji
Chizu Express Chizu Line
Koi-Yamagata   Local   Terminus
Ohara   Limited Express Super Hakuto   Inbi Line
Ohara   Limited Express Super Inaba   Inbi Line

History edit

Chizu Station opened on 5 June 1923.[2] The additional Chizu Express platforms entered service on 3 December 1994.[3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,911 passengers daily, and the Chizu Express portion by 118 passengers daily.[4][5]

Surrounding area edit

  • Chizu Town Office
  • Chizu Town Tourism Association
  • National Health Insurance Chizu Hospital

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 83. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed 4 July 2019
  5. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links edit

  Media related to Chizu Station at Wikimedia Commons