Kamisugi Station (Hiroshima) Explained

Kamisugi Station
Native Name:神杉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1241 Takasugi-chō, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:84.7km (52.6miles) from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Status:Unstaffed
Former:Shiomachi (to 1934)
Passengers:9
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kamisugi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Kamisugi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 84.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 91.1 kilometers from . [2] Trains of the Fukuen Line also continue past the nominal terminal of the line at using the Geibi Line tracks to terminate at .

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to a wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. [2] The station previously handled freight as well as passenger trains in its large yard.

Platforms

History

Kamisugi Station was opened on 7 June 1922 as . It was renamed on 1 January 1934. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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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: Ishino . Satoshi . Teishajo . Japan Travel Bureau . 978-4-533-02980-6 . 266. 1998 . Japanese.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station