Mimasaka-Kawai Station Explained

Mimasaka-Kawai Station
Native Name:美作河井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:51 Kamocho Yamashita, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3913
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.2054°N 134.107°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:48.5km (30.1miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:11 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Mimasaka-Kawai Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Mimasaka-Kawai Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 48.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It used have an island platform and side platform for one siding track, but in 1997 these facilities were removed, leaving the side platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Mimasaka-Kawai Station opened on September 12, 1931. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11 passengers daily..[2]

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. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station