Chiwa Station

Location
	Chiwa Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Chiwa Station Chiwa Station (Japan)

Chiwa Station

知和駅
Chiwa Station; 知和駅
	Chiwa Station, March 2008
General information
Location	918.4 Kamocho Kobuchi, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3924; Japan
Coordinates	35°11′33.83″N 134°4′37.60″E / 35.1927306°N 134.0771111°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	B Inbi Line
Distance	52.0 km (32.3 miles) from Tottori
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 September 1931; 93 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	6 daily
Location
Location
	Chiwa Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Chiwa Station Chiwa Station (Japan)

Chiwa Station (知和駅, Chiwa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Chiwa Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 52.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tottori.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building dates form the opening of the station, and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR West Inbi Line
Mimasaka-Kawai	Rapid	Mimasaka-Kamo
Mimasaka-Kawai	Local	Mimasaka-Kamo

History

Chiwa Station opened as a provisional station on September 12, 1931. 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 6 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area

Okayama Prefectural Road/Tottori Prefectural Road No. 6 Tsuyama Chizu Hatto Line

References

^ 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

Media related to Chiwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Chiwa Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-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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