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Koi-Yamagata Station (恋山形駅, Koiyamagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express. [1]

Lines

Koi-Yamagata Station is served by the 56.1 km Chizu Express Chizu Line from Kamigōri to Chizu, and lies 50.0 km from Kamigōri.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms with simple shelter facilities for passengers. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Chizu Line for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi
2 ■ Chizu Line for Kamigori, Osaka, Kyoto and Okayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chizu Express Chizu Line
Limited Express "Super Inaba": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station
Yamasato   Local   Chizu

Gallery

  • The station as it appeared in August 2008, prior to its repaint.
    The station as it appeared in August 2008, prior to its repaint.
  • The platforms as they also appeared in August 2008.
    The platforms as they also appeared in August 2008.

History

Koi-Yamagata Station opened on 3 December 1994 with the opening of the Chizu Line.[2]

On 9 June 2013, as a nod to "koi" (the Japanese word for love) appearing in the station's name, the station's shelters and fences were repainted in vivid pink, and the station's signs were replaced with heart-shaped equivalents.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 恋山形駅の駅装飾を改良 [Koi-Yamagata Station redecorated]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 42, no. 352. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. August 2013. p. 38.
  4. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Koi-Yamagata Station at Wikimedia Commons

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