Nonokuchi Station

Nonokuchi Station 野々口駅
Nonokuchi Station, October 2022
General information
Location	Mitsuchō Nonokuchi 1135, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-2117 Japan
Coordinates	34°46′16.57″N 133°55′56.70″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T Tsuyama Line
Distance	16.7 km (10.4 miles) from Okayama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 December 1898; 126 years ago (1898-12-21)
Passengers
FY2019	134 daily
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Nonokuchi Station (野々口駅, Nonokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Nonokuchi Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 16.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ TTsuyama Line	for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama
2	■ T Tsuyama Line	for Okayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Tsuyama Line
Hōkaiin		Rapid Kotobuki		Kanagawa
Makiyama		Local		Kanagawa
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

Nonokuchi Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. 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. The station building was rebuilt in February 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 134 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area

• Kabaya Foods Head Office/Okayama Factory
• Okayama Municipal Mitsuminami Elementary School
• Japan National Route 53

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 Nonokuchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nonokuchi Station Official Site