Nonokuchi Station (野々口駅, Nonokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Nonokuchi Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 16.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ TTsuyama Line for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama
2 ■ T Tsuyama Line for Okayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR West Tsuyama Line
Hōkaiin   Rapid Kotobuki   Kanagawa
Makiyama   Local   Kanagawa
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

Nonokuchi Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The station building was rebuilt in February 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 134 passengers daily..[2]

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. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Nonokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons