Higashi-Kōge Station (東郡家駅, Higashi-Kōge-eki) is a 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).[1]
Higashi-Kōge Station 東郡家駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Kōge Station, March 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Horigoshi, Yazu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 680-0423 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′44.24″N 134°15′35.98″E / 35.4289556°N 134.2599944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Inbi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) from Tottori | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1956 | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 148 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHigashi-Kōge Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 8.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. Only local trains stop at this station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, and a waiting area is placed on the platform.The station is unattended.
History
editHigashi-Kōge Station opened on November 1, 1956. 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
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 148 passengers daily.[2][3]
Surrounding area
edit- Yazu Town Gunge East Elementary School
- Japan National Route 29
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed July 4, 2019
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Higashi-Kōge Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kōge Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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