Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station

Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station (玉造温泉駅, Tamatsukuri-Onsen-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]

Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station

玉造温泉駅
Tamatsukuri-onsen Station in March 2016
General information
Location976 Tamayu-chō Yumachi, Matsue-shi, Shimane-ken 699-0202
Japan
Coordinates35°25′51.08″N 133°0′42.34″E / 35.4308556°N 133.0117611°E / 35.4308556; 133.0117611
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)D San'in Main Line
Distance358.5 km (222.8 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 November 1909 (1909-11-07)
Previous namesYumachi (until 1949)
Passengers
FY 2020202 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kimachi
towards Masuda
San'in Line
Local
Nogi
towards Yonago
Location
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station is located in Shimane Prefecture
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station
Location within Shimane Prefecture
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station is located in Japan
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station
Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 358.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The inbound platform (toward Yonago) is actually adjacent to the station building, but the platform is located higher than the station building and can only be reached by the underground passage. The current station building is a one-story wooden structure built in 1935 and renovated in 1988 and in 2012. The station building is unattended.

Platforms edit

1  D San'in Main Line for Matsue and Tottori
2  D San'in Main Line for Izumoshi, and Hamada

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Sanin Main Line
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Izumo: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Commuter Liner: Does not stop at this station
Matsue   Limited Express Super Oki   Shinji or Izumoshi
Matsue   Limited Express Super Matsukaze   Shinji or Izumoshi
Nogi   Rapid Aqua Liner   Kimachi
Nogi   Rapid Tottori Liner   Kimachi
Nogi   Local   Kimachi

History edit

 
The station in September 2007, before rebuilding

Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station was opened as Yumachi Station (湯町駅) on 7 November 1909 when the line was extended from Matsue Station to Shinji Station on the Japan Government Railways. It was renamed on 11 May 1949. 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 edit

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 202 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area edit

The station is located in the center of the former Tamayu Town and close to the Matsue City Hall Tamayu Branch, the former Tamayu Town Hall. Tamatsukuri Onsen, the origin of the station's name, is located approximately 2 kilometers south of this station.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Shimane Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links edit

  Media related to Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons