Kawahara Station

Kawahara Station (河原駅, Kawahara-eki) is a 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).^[1]

Kawahara Station 河原駅
Kawahara Station, October 2007
General information
Location	Kuninaka, Yazu-cho, Yazu-gun, Tottori-ken 680-0457 Japan
Coordinates	35°23′52.08″N 134°13′21.41″E
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Inbi Line
Distance	14.1 km (8.8 mi) from Tottori
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 December 1919 (1919-12-20)
Passengers
FY2018	79 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Kunifusa towards Tsuyama Inbi Line Local Kōge towards Tottori
Location Kawahara Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Show map of Tottori Prefecture Kawahara Station Kawahara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kawahara Station is served by the Inbi Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tottori. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It used to have an island platform with two tracks on one side, but the track on one side has been removed. The wooden station building remains, and is connected to the platform by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Kawahara Station opened on December 20, 1919. 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 79 passengers daily.^[2][3]

Surrounding area

• Tottori Prefectural Road No. 32 Gunke Kano Keko Line
• Tottori Prefectural Road 229 Yoneokagawara Station Line

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. National land numerical information (passenger number data by station), viewed July 4, 2019
3. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Kawahara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kawahara Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)