Mimasaka-Kawai Station

Mimasaka-Kawai Station (美作河井駅, Mimasaka-Kawai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Mimasaka-Kawai Station

美作河井駅
Mimasaka-Kawai Station, April 2007
General information
Location51 Kamocho Yamashita, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3913
Japan
Coordinates35°12′19.35″N 134°6′25.17″E / 35.2053750°N 134.1069917°E / 35.2053750; 134.1069917
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)B Inbi Line
Distance48.5 km (30.1 mi) from Tottori
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 September 1931; 92 years ago (1931-09-12)
Passengers
FY201911 daily
Location
Mimasaka-Kawai Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Mimasaka-Kawai Station
Mimasaka-Kawai Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Mimasaka-Kawai Station is located in Japan
Mimasaka-Kawai Station
Mimasaka-Kawai Station
Mimasaka-Kawai Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Mimasaka-Kawai Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 48.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tottori.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It used have an island platform and side platform for one siding track, but in 1997 these facilities were removed, leaving the side platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
JR West Inbi Line
Nagi   Rapid   Chiwa
Nagi   Local   Chiwa

History edit

Mimasaka-Kawai Station opened on September 12, 1931. 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 edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Okayama Prefectural Road/Tottori Prefectural Road No. 6 Tsuyama Chizu Hatto Line
  • Okayama Prefectural Road/Tottori Prefectural Road No. 118 Kamoyose Line
  • Okayama Prefectural Road 208 Mimasaka Kawai Station Line

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. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links edit

  Media related to Mimasaka-Kawai Station at Wikimedia Commons