Tsunoi Station (津ノ井駅, Tsunoi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Tsunoi Station

津ノ井駅
Tsunoi Station, 2009
General information
LocationTsunoi, Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken 689-1102
Japan
Coordinates35°27′40.82″N 134°14′55.52″E / 35.4613389°N 134.2487556°E / 35.4613389; 134.2487556
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s) Inbi Line
Distance4.3 km (2.7 mi) from Tottori
Platforms1 island platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1919 (1919-12-20)
Passengers
2020490 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Higashi-Kōge
towards Tsuyama
Inbi Line
Local
Tottori
Terminus
Location
Tsunoi Station is located in Tottori Prefecture
Tsunoi Station
Tsunoi Station
Location within Tottori Prefecture
Tsunoi Station is located in Japan
Tsunoi Station
Tsunoi Station
Tsunoi Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Tsunoi Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 4.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1    Inbi Line for Chizu, Kamigōri and Wakasa
2    Inbi Line for Tottori

History edit

Tsunoi Station opened on December 20, 1919. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 490 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Tottori University of Environmental Studies
  • Tottori Prefectural Tottori Technical High School
  • Tottori Municipal Tsunoi Elementary 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. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links edit

  Media related to Tsunoi Station at Wikimedia Commons