Sarayama Station (佐良山駅, Sarayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Sarayama Station 佐良山駅 | |||||||
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 Sarayama Station, October 2022 | |||||||
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| Location | Takao, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-0876 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°1′55.74″N 133°57′39.63″E / 35.0321500°N 133.9610083°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 53.4 km (33.2 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 15 June 1937 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 18 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editSarayama Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 53.4 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Rapid Kotobuki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kamenokō | Rapid | Tsuyamaguchi | ||
| Kamenokō | Local | Tsuyamaguchi | ||
History
editSarayama Station opened as a provisional station on June 15, 1937. It was upgraded a full passenger station on June 1, 1944. 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. A new glassed-in station building and waiting room was completed in March 2019.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily..[2]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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