Tsuyama Station (original) (raw)
Railway station in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
| Tsuyama Station津山駅 | |
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 Tsuyama Station in August 2017 |
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| General information | |
| Location | Nakakitashimo, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-0882Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°3′17.10″N 134°0′10.85″E / 35.0547500°N 134.0030139°E / 35.0547500; 134.0030139 |
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company |
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | B Inbi Line K Kishin Line T Tsuyama Line |
| Distance | 86.3 km (53.6 miles) from Himeji58.7 km (36.5 miles) from Okayama |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 August 1923; 101 years ago (1923-08-21) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 1973 daily |
| Services | |
Preceding station  JR West Following station Innoshōtowards Niimi Kishin LineLocal Higashi-Tsuyamatowards Himeji Terminus Inbi LineLocal Higashi-Tsuyamatowards Tottori Tsuyamaguchitowards Okayama Tsuyama LineRapid Kotobuki Local Terminus |
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Tsuyama Station (津山駅, Tsuyama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Tsuyama Station is served by the Kishin Line and Tsuyama Line. It is located 86.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the Kishin Line at Himeji and 58.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsuyama Line at Okayama. Train of the Inbi Line normally continue past the nominal terminus of the line at Higashi-Tsuyama using the tracks of the Tsuyama Line to terminate at Tsuyama Station.
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Tsuyama Station opened on 21 August 1923.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]
Passenger statistics
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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1973 passengers daily..[3]
- Tsuyama Castle Ruins (Tsuruyama Park)
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- List of railway stations in Japan
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [_Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR_]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 250. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
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