Nakashō Station

Nakashō Station 中庄駅
Nakashō Station in March 2007
General information
Location	Toba 35, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken 710-0012 Japan
Coordinates	34°37′34.72″N 133°48′28.17″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W San'yō Main Line (V Hakubi Line)
Distance	154.6 km (96.1 miles) from Kōbe
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-W04（San'yō Main Line） JR-V04（Hakubi Line）
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 1930; 94 years ago (1930-03-11)
Passengers
FY2019	7952 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Kurashiki towards Fukuyama San'yō Line Local Niwase towards Okayama
Location Nakashō Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Show map of Okayama Prefecture Nakashō Station Nakashō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nakashō Station (中庄駅, Nakashō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Nakashō Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 154.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōbe and 11.2 kilometers from Okayama. It is also served by trains of the Hakubi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Kurashiki to terminate at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is unattended. The outer wall of the station building is tiled in a similar color to the nearby Kawasaki Gakuen school building, and there is an artificial waterfall next to the stairs at the north exit.

Platforms

1	■ W San'yō Main Line	for Okayama
	■ V Hakubi Line	for Okayama
2	■ W San'yō Main Line	siding, special events
3	■ W San'yō Main Line	for Kurashiki
	■ V Hakubi Line	for Kurashiki, Niimi, Yonago

History

Nakashō Station opened on March 11, 1930. 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 7952 passengers daily.[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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

External links

Media related to Nakashō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nakashō Station Official Site