Kuguhara Station (久々原駅, Kuguhara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hayashima, Okayama, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Kuguhara Station

久々原駅
Kuguhara Station, September 2009
General information
Location913-7 Maegata, Hayashima-cho, Tsukubo-gun, Okayama-ken 701-0303
Japan
Coordinates34°35′31.79″N 133°49′40.53″E / 34.5921639°N 133.8279250°E / 34.5921639; 133.8279250
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance13.2 km (8.2 mi) from Okayama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code
  • JR-L07
  • JR-M07
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 20, 1952 (1952-03-20)
Passengers
FY201975 daily
Location
Kuguhara Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Kuguhara Station
Kuguhara Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Kuguhara Station is located in Japan
Kuguhara Station
Kuguhara Station
Kuguhara Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Kuguhara Station is served by the JR Uno Line, and is located 13.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Okayama. It is also served by the Seto-Ōhashi Line and is 58.6 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takamatsu.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed side platforms on a slight viaduct, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1  L Uno Line for Okayama
 M Seto-Ōhashi Line for Okayama
2  L Uno Line for Kojima, Uno and Takamatsu
 M Seto-Ōhashi Line for Kojima, Uno, Takamatsu

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Uno Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Marine Liner: Does not stop at this station
Hayashima   Local   Chayamachi

History edit

Kuguhara Station was opened on 20 March 1952. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. A second side platform was added on 25 January 2009.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 75 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area edit

Located in a residential area and countryside, there are no commercial facilities in the surrounding area.

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. ^ 令和2年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links edit

  Media related to Kuguhara Station at Wikimedia Commons