Yonago Station Explained

Yonago Station
Native Name:米子駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:2 Yayoi-chō, Yonago-shi, Tottori-ken 683-0036
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Tottori Prefecture#Japan
Platforms:3 island platforms
Tracks:6
Connections: Bus terminal
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:3,699 daily
Pass Year:2018

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

Lines

Yonago Station is served by the San'in Main Line and is 323.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Trains of the Hakubi Line normally continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Hōki-Daisen Station to terminate at Yonago, which is 159.1 kilometers from . The station is also the terminus of the 17.9 kilometer Sakai Line to .

Station layout

The station consists of three ground level island platforms serving six tracks. Platform 1 faces the station building, and Platform 0, which is dedicated to the Sakai Line, is located in a cutout on the east side of Platform 1. Platforms 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 are connected by footbridge. In the past, there was a middle track without a platform between platform 1 and platform 2, which was used by freight trains, as well as for deadheaded trains bound for the Goto General Depot. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Yonago Station opened on November 1, 1902.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,699 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