Nakashō Station Explained

Nakashō Station
Native Name:中庄駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Toba 35, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken 710-0012
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:154.6km (96.1miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Status:Staffed
Passengers:7952 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nakashō Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Nakashō Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 154.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 11.2 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 one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is unattended. The outer wall of the station building is tiled in a similar color to the nearby Kawasaki Gakuen school building, and there is an artificial waterfall next to the stairs at the north exit.

Platforms

History

Nakashō Station opened on March 11, 1930. 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 7952 passengers daily.[2]

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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