Nanatsuka Station (七塚駅, Nanatsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nanatsuka-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nanatsuka Station 七塚駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nanatsuka Station in May 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nanatsuka-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 727-0023 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′40.58″N 132°59′9.28″E / 34.8446056°N 132.9859111°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 72.2 km (44.9 miles) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 December 1923 | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 4 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNanatsuka Station is served by the Geibi Line, and is located 72.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 78.6 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level opposed side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only waiting rom with a toilet on the platform. The station is unattended.
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Platforms -
Waiting room
History
editNanatsuka Station was opened on December 8, 1923 on the Geibi Railway. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 183
- National Bihoku Hillside Park
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.
- ^ 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 Nanatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nanatsuka Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
- Bihoku Kyūryō State Park (in Japanese)
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