Chizu Station | |
Native Name: | 智頭駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 1858-1 Chizu Rokujizono, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 689-1402 |
Country: | Japan |
Platforms: | 2 island + 1 side platforms |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Passengers: | 2911 daily (JR) 118 (daily) Chizu Express |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | Japan Tottori Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Chizu Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector railway operator Chizu Express.[1]
Chizu Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 31.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line and is 56.1kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kamigōri Station.
The JR station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Chizu Express station has one island platform, also connected to its station building by a footbridge.
Chizu Station opened on 5 June 1923.[2] The additional Chizu Express platforms entered service on 3 December 1994.[3]
In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,911 passengers daily, and the Chizu Express portion by 118 passengers daily.[4] [5]