Kōge Station (郡家駅, Kōge-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Yazu, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector company Wakasa Railway.[1]
Kōge Station 郡家駅 | |||||||
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 Kōge Station, 2015 | |||||||
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| Location | Kōge, Yazu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken680-0461 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′47.69″N 134°15′4.72″E / 35.4132472°N 134.2513111°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||
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| Distance | 10.3 km (6.4 mi) from Tottori | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1919 | ||||||
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Lines
Kōge Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also the terminus of the 19.2 kilometer Wakasa Line on the Wakasa Railway to Wakasa Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform (Platform 1 and 2) is on the side of the station building, and the single side platform (Platform 3) is on the opposite side of the station building connected by a level crossing. The current station building was built together with community facilities in March 2015,
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Wakasa Line | for Wakasa |
■  Inbi Line | for Tottori | |
| 2 | ■ Inbi Line | for Chizu, Tsuyama, Osaka Tottori |
| ■ Wakasa Line | for Wakasa | |
| 3 | ■ Inbi Line | for Tottori |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Inbi Line | ||||
| Tottori | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Chizu | ||
| Tottori | Limited Express Super Inaba | Chizu | ||
| Higashi-Kōge | Local | Kawahara | ||
| Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Yazu-Kōkō-mae | ||
History
Kōge Station opened on 20 December 1919. The Wakasa Line began operations 20 January 1930.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
- Yazu Town Hall
- Tottori Prefecture Yazu Government Office
- Yazu Junior High School
See also
References
External links
Media related to Kōge Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kōge Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)