Nunohara Station

布原駅
Nunohara Station, May 2007
General information
Location3701-7 Nunohara Nishikata, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 718-0017
Japan
Coordinates34°59′16.59″N 133°25′18.35″E / 34.9879417°N 133.4217639°E / 34.9879417; 133.4217639
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
Distance68.3 km (42.4 mi) from Kurashiki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 October 1936 (1936-10-10)
Passengers
20191 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Bitchū-Kōjiro
towards Hiroshima
Geibi Line Niimi
Terminus
Location
Nunohara Station is located in Okayama Prefecture
Nunohara Station
Nunohara Station
Location within Okayama Prefecture
Nunohara Station is located in Japan
Nunohara Station
Nunohara Station
Nunohara Station (Japan)
Nunohara tracks and platforms in 2007

Nunohara Station (布原駅, Nunohara-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Nunohara Station is served by trains of the Geibi Line, which continue past the nominal northern terminus of the line at Bitchū Kōjiro to terminate at Niimi, which is 3.9 kilometers from this station. Trains of the Hakubi Line do not stop at this station, which is 68.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki.

Station layout

The station consists of two staggered unnumbered side platforms. The platforms are short, and can only accommodate one carriage in length. There is no station building.

Platforms

entry  P Geibi Line for Niimi
opposite  P Geibi Line for Tōjō and Bingo-Ochiai

History

Nunohara Station opened on October 10, 1936 as a signal stop, and was elevated to a full station on April 1, 1987 .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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1 passenger daily.[2]

Surrounding area

There is only the Nishikawa River and a few houses near the station. Since the Kawamoto Dam was built downstream of the Nishikawa River, the dam lake extends through a narrow V-shaped valley toward Nunohara Station, but the dam lake does not reach the station. In the past, when steam locomotives were running on the Hakubi Line, Nunohara was still a signal station, and was known as a photography spot for train enthusiasts .

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

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