Kisuki Station | |
Native Name: | 木次駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 26, Kisuki-chō Satogata, Unnan-shi, Shimane-ken 699-1311 |
Country: | Japan |
Distance: | 21.1km (13.1miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Status: | Staffed |
Passengers: | 95 daily |
Pass Year: | 2020 |
Map Type: | Japan Shimane Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kisuki Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kisuki Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 21.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station building is staffed, and is the only station directly operated by JR West on the Kisuki Line.
Kisuki Station was opened on 11 October 1916 as the terminus of the Hinokami Railway. The railway was nationalized on 12 December 1932, becoming the Kisuki Line, and the line was extended to Izumo Minari Station. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 95 passengers daily.[2]