Yoshinaga Station

Coordinates: 34°48′44.70″N 134°12′16.55″E / 34.8124167°N 134.2045972°E / 34.8124167; 134.2045972
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Yoshinaga Station

吉永駅
Yoshinaga Station in October 2010
General information
LocationYoshinagacho Yoshinaganaka, Bizen-shi, Okayama-ken 709-022
Japan
Coordinates34°48′44.70″N 134°12′16.55″E / 34.8124167°N 134.2045972°E / 34.8124167; 134.2045972
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)S San'yō Main Line
Distance102.4 km (63.6 mi) from Kobe
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-S10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 March 1891 (1891-03-18)
Passengers
FY2019430 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Wake
towards Okayama
San'yō Line
Local
Mitsuishi
Terminus
Location
Yoshinaga Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Yoshinaga Station
Yoshinaga Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Yoshinaga Station is located in Japan
Yoshinaga Station
Yoshinaga Station
Yoshinaga Station (Japan)
Map

Yoshinaga Station (吉永駅, Yoshinaga-eki) 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[edit]

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

Station layout[edit]

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[edit]

1  S San'yō Main Line for Aioi and Himeji
2, 3  S San'yō Main Line for Okayama and Mihara

History[edit]

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[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 430 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Bizen City Yoshinaga General Branch
  • Bizen City National Health Insurance Municipal Yoshinaga Hospital

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ 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[edit]

Media related to Yoshinaga Station at Wikimedia Commons