Yoshinaga Station Explained

Yoshinaga Station
Native Name:吉永駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:465-1, Yoshinagacho Yoshinaganaka, Bizen-shi, Okayama-ken 709-0224
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: San'yō Main Line
Distance:102.4km (63.6miles) from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Code:JR-S10
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:430 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yoshinaga Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

Yoshinaga Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 109.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform. The station building is located adjacent to Platform 1 of the side platform, and to Platforms 2 and 3 on the island platform are connected by a footbridge. Most trains use Platforms 1 and 3, and Platform 2 is used only for return trains between Okayama Station and this station (two round trips per day).

Platforms

History

Yoshinaga 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 430 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. 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.