Shin-Kurashiki Station Explained


Shin-Kurashiki Station
Native Name:新倉敷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:390-4 Tamashima Tsumasaki, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken 710-0252
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.565°N 133.6787°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:758.1km (471.1miles) from
Platforms:3 side + 1 island platforms
Code:JR-W07
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Tamashima (to 1975)
Passengers:7952 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shin-Kurashiki Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

right|thumb|270px|Shin-Kurashiki Station Building south exit 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

Shin-Kurashiki Station is served by the Sanyo Shinkansen and is 205.5 kilometers from and 758.1 kilometers from . As Shin-Kurashiki is a minor intermediate Shinkansen station, only Kodama all-stations services stop here. Local services are provided by the San'yō Main Line, and the station is located 168.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms for the Shinkasen services, and one ground-level side platform and ground-level island platform for local services. The platforms are connected by an elevated concourse which extends on the second story of the station building in between the Shinkansen and local platforms. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Shin-Kurashiki Station opened on 14 July 1891, as . It was renamed Shin-Kurashiki on 10 March 1975 at the same time the Shinkansen line opened. 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 7730 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