Kitanagase Station Explained

Kitanagase Station
Native Name:北長瀬駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:2-17 Kitanagase-omotemachi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 700-0962
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:146.8km (91.2miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:4715 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kitanagase Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Kitanagase Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 146.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 3.4 kilometers from . It is also served by trains of the Hakubi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at to terminate at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The station building has a white-based appearance, and has a large roof over the wide south exit stairs. It is equipped with an elevator and a wheelchair-accessible restroom, making it barrier-free. The outbound platform is curved to match the tracks, and the train is tilting toward the platform Between the two passenger tracks lines, there is an outbound pull-up track for Okayama Freight Terminal, and freight train shunting work is often carried out. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kitanagase Station opened on October 1, 2005, on the site of the former Japan National Railways Okayama Switchyard.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4715 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

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. Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station