Kōge Station (郡家駅, Kōge-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Yazu, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector company Wakasa Railway.[1]

Kōge Station

郡家駅
Kōge Station, 2015
General information
LocationKōge, Yazu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken680-0461
Japan
Coordinates35°24′47.69″N 134°15′4.72″E / 35.4132472°N 134.2513111°E / 35.4132472; 134.2513111
Owned by JR West
Operated by
Line(s)
  • Inbi Line
  • Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line
Distance10.3 km (6.4 mi) from Tottori
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1919 (1919-12-20)
Location
Kōge Station is located in Tottori Prefecture
Kōge Station
Kōge Station
Location within Tottori Prefecture
Kōge Station is located in Japan
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Kōge Station
Kōge Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Kōge Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also the terminus of the 19.2 kilometer Wakasa Line on the Wakasa Railway to Wakasa Station.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level island platform (Platform 1 and 2) is on the side of the station building, and the single side platform (Platform 3) is on the opposite side of the station building connected by a level crossing. The current station building was built together with community facilities in March 2015,

Platforms edit

1  Wakasa Line for Wakasa
   Inbi Line for Tottori
2    Inbi Line for Chizu, Tsuyama, Osaka
Tottori
 Wakasa Line for Wakasa
3    Inbi Line for Tottori

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
JR West Inbi Line
Tottori   Limited Express Super Hakuto   Chizu
Tottori   Limited Express Super Inaba   Chizu
Higashi-Kōge   Local   Kawahara
Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line
Terminus   Local   Yazu-Kōkō-mae

History edit

Kōge Station opened on 20 December 1919. The Wakasa Line began operations 20 January 1930.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.[citation needed]

Surrounding area edit

  • Yazu Town Hall
  • Tottori Prefecture Yazu Government Office
  • Yazu Junior High School

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. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

External links edit

  Media related to Kōge Station at Wikimedia Commons