Chizu Station

Chizu Station (智頭駅, Chizu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector railway operator Chizu Express.^[1]

Chizu Station 智頭駅
Chizu Station, January 2008
General information
Location	1858-1 Chizu Rokujizono, Chizu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 689-1402 Japan
Coordinates	35.2647°N 134.2250°E / 35.2647; 134.2250
Operated by	JR West Chizu Express
Line(s)	Inbi Line ■ Chizu Line
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 June 1923 (1923-06-05)
Passengers
FY2017	2911 daily (JR) 118 (daily) Chizu Express
Location Chizu Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Show map of Tottori Prefecture Chizu Station Chizu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Chizu Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 31.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. It is also served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line and is 56.1kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kamigōri Station.

Station layout

The JR station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Chizu Express station has one island platform, also connected to its station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line	for Kamigōri and Osaka, Kyoto, Okayama
2, 3	■  Inbi Line	for Tottori and Kurayoshi Tsuyama

1, 2

■ ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line

for Kamigōri

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Inbi Line
Kōge		Limited Express Super Hakuto		Chizu Line
Kōge		Limited Express Super Inaba		Chizu Line
Terminus		Rapid		Haji
Inaba-Yashiro		Local		Haji
Chizu Express Chizu Line
Koi-Yamagata		Local		Terminus
Ohara		Limited Express Super Hakuto		Inbi Line
Ohara		Limited Express Super Inaba		Inbi Line

History

Chizu Station opened on 5 June 1923.^[2] The additional Chizu Express platforms entered service on 3 December 1994.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,911 passengers daily, and the Chizu Express portion by 118 passengers daily.^[4][5]

Surrounding area

• Chizu Town Office
• Chizu Town Tourism Association
• National Health Insurance Chizu Hospital

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. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 83. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
4. National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed 4 July 2019
5. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Chizu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Chizu Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese) Chizu Station from JR-Odekake.net] (in Japanese)
• Station information (Chizu Express) (in Japanese)