Wake Station
Wake Station 和気駅 | |||||||||||
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 Wake Station in April 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 572-9 Fukutomi, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama-ken 709-0442 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′50.32″N 134°9′9.42″E / 34.7973111°N 134.1526167°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | S San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 114.8 km (71.3 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-S09 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 March 1891 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1355 daily | ||||||||||
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Wake Station (和気駅, Wake-eki) 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
[edit]Wake Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 114.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Aioi and Himeji |
| 2, 3 | ■ S San'yō Main Line | for Okayama and Mihara |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1355 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Wake Town Hall
- Okayama Prefectural Wake Shizutani High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 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] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ 令和２年 岡山県統計 [Okayama Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 2] (in Japanese). Japan: Okayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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Media related to Wake Station at Wikimedia Commons
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