Wake Station Explained

Wake Station
Native Name:和気駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:572-9 Fukutomi, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama-ken 709-0442
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: San'yō Main Line
Distance:114.8km (71.3miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Code:JR-S09
Status:Staffed
Passengers:1355 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Wake Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Wake Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 114.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building is located on the side of Platform 1. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Wake Station was opened on 18 March 1891. 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 1355 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

See also

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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. 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.