Nunohara Station
Nunohara Station 布原駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 3701-7 Nunohara Nishikata, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 718-0017 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°59′16.59″N 133°25′18.35″E / 34.9879417°N 133.4217639°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
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Distance | 68.3 km (42.4 mi) from Kurashiki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 October 1936 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2019 | 1 daily | ||||||||||
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Nunohara Station (布原駅, Nunohara-eki) is a junction passenger
Lines
Nunohara Station is served by trains of the
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
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
- 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
Media related to Nunohara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- 0650415 Nunohara Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)