Kumayama Station Explained

Kumayama Station
Native Name:熊山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:329-2 Senda, Akaiwa-shi, Okayama-ken 709-0714
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: San'yō Main Line
Distance:119.4km (74.2miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Code:JR-S08
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:1358 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kumayama Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Kumayama Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 119.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Originally, the station consisted of a side platform and an island platform, but in 2014, the overhead wire for the middle track, which had largely been used as a siding (former platform No. 2) was removed. The old No. 3 platform has been renumbered to No. 2 platform. Therefore, at present, is effectively two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The station building is located on the side of the platform for Himeji, and is connected to the island platform for Okayama via a footbridge. This footbridge was certified as a modern industrial heritage in February 2009.

Platforms

History

Kumayama Station was opened on 10 July 1917 and upgraded to a full passenger station on 11 August 1930. With the privatization of 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 1358 passengers daily[2]

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: https://www.pref.okayama.jp/page/769972.html. ja:令和2年 岡山県統計 . Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2 . 2020. Okayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 May 2022.