Kimachi Station (来待駅, Kimachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kimachi Station 来待駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kimachi Station, September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1053 Higashikimachi, Shinji-chō, Matsue-shi, Shimane-ken 699-0624 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′14.7″N 132°57′5.6″E / 35.420750°N 132.951556°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D San'in Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 364.5 km (226.5 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY 2020 | 116 daily (boarding only) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editKimachi Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 364.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Matsue and Yonago |
| 2 | ■ D San'in Main Line | for Izumoshi, and Hamada |
History
editKimachi Station was opened on 25 December 1929. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 116 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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