Kōge Station Explained

Kōge Station
Native Name:郡家駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Kōge, Yazu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken680-0461
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.4132°N 134.2513°W
Owned: JR West
Distance:10.3km (06.4miles) from
Platforms:1 island + 1 side platform
Status:Staffed
Map Type:Japan Tottori Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kōge Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Yazu, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector company Wakasa Railway.[1]

Lines

Kōge Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also the terminus of the 19.2 kilometer Wakasa Line on the Wakasa Railway to Wakasa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform (Platform 1 and 2) is on the side of the station building, and the single side platform (Platform 3) is on the opposite side of the station building connected by a level crossing. The current station building was built together with community facilities in March 2015,

Platforms

History

Kōge Station opened on 20 December 1919. The Wakasa Line began operations 20 January 1930.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 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. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 268. 4-87366-874-3.